Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022
The Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
- Royal Assent
- Lord Caine
- 25 May 2022
- 11 June 2026
What the bill does
A Bill to make provision about the national and cultural identity and language in Northern Ireland
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading25 MAY 2022 · LORDS
- 2nd reading7 JUN 2022 · LORDS
- Committee stage22 JUN 2022 · LORDS
- Report stage6 JUL 2022 · LORDS
- 3rd reading13 JUL 2022 · LORDS
- Programme motion12 OCT 2022 · COMMONS
- Money resolution12 OCT 2022 · COMMONS
- Royal Assent (current stage)6 DEC 2022 · UNASSIGNED
What Royal Assent means, and what happens next
The bill has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
Its provisions come into force on the date the Act specifies, which may be immediately, on a set date, or when a minister makes a commencement order.
Read the full guide to this stage: What happens at Royal Assent
Official bill page on parliament.uk
Questions about the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022
- What stage is the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 at?
- The Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
- Has the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 become law?
- Yes. The Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
- Who sponsored the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022?
- The Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 was sponsored by Lord Caine.
- When was the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 introduced?
- It was introduced to Parliament on 25 May 2022, at first reading.
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