https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/e466154e1d1979b7da4c162fdc196bb4.pdf 005c6f3cd827276323330180c68e8cb7 Letter This is used for general correspondence that doesn't fit into a specialized category (e.g., ministerial submissions). Transcript A transcript of the document. <div class="instrument letter" style="line-height:1.6;"> <div class="page"> <div style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:1em;"> <p><strong>Page 1</strong></p> </div>  <div style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <p>NORTHERN IRELAND OFFICE<br />11 MILLBANK<br />LONDON SW1P 4QE</p> </div>  <div style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:1em;"> <p>23 February 1999</p> </div>  <div style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:1em;"> <p>Sir Robin Janvrin, CB, KCVO<br />Private Secretary to HM The Queen<br />Buckingham Palace<br />London</p> </div>  <div style="margin-left:0;margin-bottom:1em;"> <p><em>Dear Sir Robin</em></p> </div>  <div style="margin-left:0;margin-bottom:1em;"> <p>We have announced our intention to put in place all the legislative preparations necessary for devolution in Northern Ireland by 10 March, even though it seems that the earliest date at which it could be brought about politically is rather later than that.</p> <p>I am writing in connection with one aspect of this. Bills of the Northern Ireland Assembly (like those of the Scottish Parliament) will require Royal Assent. The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (section 49) permits provision by Order in Council about Letters Patent for signifying such Assent. A draft of such an Order is attached. We have sought, with one eye to the Northern Ireland political context, to use simpler and more contemporary language than in Letters Patent associated with Bills of the Westminster Parliament. Our draft has been discussed with the Privy Council Office, who are content.</p> </div> </div>  <div class="page"> <div style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:1em;"> <p><strong>Page 2</strong></p> </div>  <div style="margin-left:0;margin-bottom:1em;"> <p>for your staff and for Her Majesty, but we are trying to ensure that the process will be smooth.</p> <p>The Secretary of State would be grateful if you would lay before The Queen the draft of the new Letters Patent. If Her Majesty is pleased to approve them, we hope to submit the Order for making at the meeting of the Privy Council on 10 March.</p> <p>It would be most helpful if you were able to let me have a reply to this letter by 2 March.</p> <p>Copies of this letter go for information to the Private Secretaries to the Home Secretary, the Lord President of the Council and the Secretary of State for Scotland.</p> </div>  <div style="margin-left:0;text-align:center;margin-bottom:1em;"> <p><em>Yours sincerely,</em></p> </div>  <div style="margin-left:0;text-align:center;margin-bottom:1em;"> <p>(Uncertain Signature)</p> <strong>N P PERRY</strong></div> </div> </div> Signatures The person who signed the document even if there isn't a wet-ink signature. Unknown; perhaps N. P. Perry. Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Black and white Lesser Royal Arms in the upper left of each page. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Handwritten distribution list in the upper right. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter - Seeking Approval for New Letters Patent for Northern Ireland [1999-02-23] Subject The topic of the resource Northern Ireland Assembly Legislation Procedure Description An account of the resource Letter from N. P. Perry to Sir Robin Janvrin seeking the Queen's approval for the form of the Letters Patent to be used to signify Royal Assent under the Northern Ireland Act 1998. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource N. P. Perry Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived PRONI CENT/1/27/87A via CAIN Archive - Conflict and Politics in Northern Ireland. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1999-02-23 Relation A related resource <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/47" title="Letter - Janvrin to Perry">Letter - Janvrin to Perry</a> <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/47/section/14" title="Northern Ireland Act 1998">Northern Ireland Act 1998</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/664/contents/made" title="The Northern Ireland (Royal Assent to Bill) Order 1999">The Northern Ireland (Royal Assent to Bill) Order 1999</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Northern Ireland Civil Servants Informal Advice Letters Patent Northern Ireland Private Secretary to the Monarch Royal Assent Statutory Power