Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 - Explanatory Notes

1. Introduction

2. SUMMARY

3. Overview

   1. Parts 1 and 2: Registration of electors and the Chief Electoral Officer

   2. Part 3: Donations for political purposes

   3. Part 4: Devolution of policing and justice

   4. Arms decommissioning: extension of amnesty period

      1. Northern Ireland loans limit

      2. Single wholesale electricity market

      3. Financial assistance for energy purposes

      4. Sustainable development

      5. Extension of provisions of SOCAP 2005 to Northern Ireland

      6. Responsibilities in relation to the health and safety of police

      7. Duty to fill judicial vacancies

4. Territorial Extent

5. Territorial Application: Wales

6. Commentary on Sections

   1. Part 1: Registration of Electors

      1. Section 1: Power to make provision about anonymous registration

      2. Section 2: Abolition of annual canvass

      3. Section 3: Timing of canvass

      4. Section 4: The relevant registration objectives

      5. Section 5: Publication and alteration of registers

      6. Section 6: Alteration of registers: pending elections

      7. Section 7: Data collection

   2. Part 2: the Chief Electoral Officer

      1. Section 8: Tenure

      2. Section 9: Annual reports

   3. Part 3: Donations for Political Purposes

      1. Section 10: Introduction

      2. Section 11: Part 4 of the 2000 Act: the final disapplication period

      3. Section 12: Extension of categories of permissible donors

      4. Section 13: Supplementary provisions

      5. Section 14: Modifications during prescribed period

      6. Section 15: Power to make provision in connection with permissible donors

   4. Schedule 1: Modifications of the 2000 Act

   5. Schedule 4: Minor and consequential amendments

      1. Part 1: Registration of electors

      2. Part 2: The Chief Electoral Officer

      3. Part 4: Devolution of Policing and Justice Etc.

         1. Section 16:  Conditions for devolving policing and justice matters

         2. Section 17: Department with policing and justice functions

   6. Schedule 2: new Schedule 4A to the 1998 Act: Department with policing and justice functions

      1. Section 18: Power of Assembly to call for witnesses and documents

      2. Section 19: Provision for transfer of functions relating to extradition

      3. Section 20: Provision for entrenching enactments

      4. Part 5: Miscellaneous

         1. Section 21: Arms decommissioning: extension of amnesty period

         2. Section 22: Loans to Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland: increase of limits

         3. Section 23: Single wholesale electricity market

         4. Section 24: Financial assistance for energy purposes

         5. Section 25: Sustainable development

         6. Section 26: Extension to Northern Ireland of provisions of SOCAP 2005

   7. Schedule 3: Extension to Northern Ireland of provisions of SOCAP 2005

      1. Section 27: Responsibilities in relation to the health and safety of police

      2. Section 28: Duty to fill judicial vacancies

      3. Part 6: Supplementary

         1. Section 30: Minor and consequential amendments

7. Commencement

8. Hansard References