Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022
Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022
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Overview of the Act
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This Act delivers on the legislative commitments on identity and language set out in New Decade, New Approach (NDNA), the document which was the basis on which the five main parties in Northern Ireland agreed to form an Executive in January 2020.
Type: UK Public General Act
Year and chapter: 2022 c. 45
Royal Assent: 2022-12-06
Last ingested: 2026-06-12 from legislation.gov.uk. Acts commence section by section — check the official text for commencement orders.