direct rule was introduced in northern ireland on 28 march 1972.
direct rule was introduced in northern ireland on 28 march 1972.
when was direct rule introduced in northern ireland?
28 march 1972
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the system of direct rule was originally introduced on 28 march 1972 under the terms of the uk's northern ireland (temporary provisions) act 1972, which also suspended the parliament of northern ireland ("stormont").









































the northern irish administration under brian faulkner had refused to allow control of security in the province to be transferred to london. as a consequence, the british government under edward heath announced on 24 march 1972 that devolved government in northern ireland would be suspended.
direct rule (northern ireland)
although everyday matters under direct rule were handled by government departments within northern ireland itself, major policy was determined by the british government's northern ireland office, under the direction of the secretary of state for northern ireland; and legislation was introduced, amended, or repealed by means of order in council. direct rule did not mean that the people of northern ireland had no democratic say in how they were governed; like other parts of the united kingdom, they elected (and still elect) members of parliament to the parliament of the united kingdom, to which the northern ireland office is responsible. but it did result in the existence of an administration specific to northern ireland which did not have a specifically northern irish mandate.
direct rule (northern ireland)