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Direct rule (Northern Ireland)

In Northern Irish politics, direct rule is the administration of Northern Ireland directly by the Government of the United Kingdom. It was practised for 26 consecutive years between 1972 and 1998 during the Troubles, and has since then been temporarily applied during suspensions. The most recent period of direct rule came to an end on 8 May 2007 when power was restored to the Northern Ireland Assembly following elections in April and a power-sharing agreement among major parties.

History
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. twice briefly in August and September of 2001, and again from October 2002 until the spring of 2007. Since the St Andrews Agreement in 2006, Westminster no longer has the power to suspend the Assembly without the enactment of further primary legislation. Instances of direct rule following the Good Friday Agreement The assembly has been suspended five times since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in accordance with the '''''' (c. 1). The periods of suspension were: • 11 February – 30 May 2000 • 10 August 2001 (24-hour suspension) • 22 September 2001 (24-hour suspension) • 14 October 2002 – 7 May 2007 ==References==
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