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- "British–Irish Agreement Act 1999". electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB). Dublin. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
Citations
- ↑ British–Irish Agreement Act 1999, Part VII; and Schedule (British-Irish Agreement) Article 1(f) and Schedule, Annex, Part 6
- ↑ Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission. North/South Ministerial Council. 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ↑ "British–Irish Agreement Act 1999: Commencement, Amendments and other effects, SIs made under the Act". Irish Statute Book. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
S. 38(2) Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
- ↑ "Recent Legislation in Northern Ireland". Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly. 10 (1): 23–29. November 1952.