Legislation - An Foras Teanga

The British-Irish Agreement Act 1999 (Number 1 of 1999) is the legislative basis for the Cross-Border Implementation Bodies, including An Foras Teanga, and can be accessed at the following link: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/1999/10/

The principal act was amended by the following Acts, each of which can be accessed at the link which follows:

• British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Act 1999 (Number 16 of 1999): http://www.oireachtas.ie/documents/bills28/acts/1999/a1699.pdf
• British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Act 2002 (Number 26 of 2002): http://www.achtanna.ie/en.act.2002.0026.1.html
• British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Act 2005 (Number 6 of 2005): http://www.oireachtas.ie/documents/bills28/acts/2005/a0605.pdf
• British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Act 2006 (Number 32 of 2006): http://www.oireachtas.ie/documents/bills28/acts/2006/a3206.pdf

The relevant Statutory Instruments can be accessed at the following links:

• S.I. No. 377/1999 – British-Irish Agreement Act 1999 (Commencement) Order 1999: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1999/si/377/made/en/print
• S.I. No. 378/1999 – British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Act 1999 (Commencement) Order 1999: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1999/si/378/made/en/print
• S.I. No. 552/2002 – British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Act 2002 (Commencement) Order 2002: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2002/si/552/made/en/print