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Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part 1 Preparations for restoration of devolved government

    1. 1.Preparations for restoration of devolved government

    2. 2.Compliance or non-compliance with St Andrews Agreement timetable

    3. 3.Next Northern Ireland Assembly election to be in March 2007 etc

    4. 4.Remuneration of members of the Northern Ireland Assembly

  3. Part 2 Amendments of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 etc

    1. Ministerial conduct

      1. 5.The Executive Committee and the Ministerial Code

      2. 6.Power to refer Ministerial decision to Executive Committee

      3. 7.Pledge of office

    2. Ministerial appointments

      1. 8.First Minister, deputy First Minister and Northern Ireland Ministers

      2. 9.Department with policing and justice functions: nomination etc of Ministers

    3. Committees

      1. 10.Statutory committee for Office of First Minister and deputy First Minister

      2. 11.Committee to review functioning of Assembly and Executive Committee

    4. NSMC and BIC

      1. 12.North-South Ministerial Council and British-Irish Council

    5. Miscellaneous

      1. 13.Community designation

      2. 14.Power of Executive Committee to call for witnesses and documents

      3. 15.Strategies relating to Irish language and Ulster Scots language etc

      4. 16.Strategy relating to poverty, social exclusion etc

      5. 17.Vacancy in the Assembly

      6. 18.Report on progress towards devolution of policing and justice matters

      7. 19.Minor and consequential amendments

  4. Part 3 Other amendments

    1. Policing

      1. 20.District policing partnerships

    2. Education

      1. 21.Amendment of Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 etc

  5. Part 4 Supplemental

    1. 22.Repeal of the 2006 Act

    2. 23.Power to make consequential provision etc

    3. 24.Parliamentary procedure for orders under section 23

    4. 25.Interpretation

    5. 26.Extent

    6. 27.Commencement

    7. 28.Short title

  6. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      The Transitional Assembly

      1. 1.Meetings

      2. 2.Proceedings

      3. 3.Nominations for First Minister and deputy First Minister

      4. 4.Draft Ministerial Code

      5. 5.Draft standing orders for Northern Ireland Assembly

      6. 6.Presiding officer

      7. 7.Staff etc

      8. 8.Privilege

      9. 9.Standing orders

      10. 10.Members to be deemed to have signed roll of membership etc

      11. 11.Meaning of “cross-community support”

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Restoration of devolved government on 26 March 2007

      1. 1.Introduction

      2. 2.The Ministerial offices

      3. 3.Presiding Officer and deputy Presiding Officer

      4. 4.Restoration order: supplementary provisions

      5. 5.Modification of section 29(3) of the 1998 Act and paragraph 7(7) of Schedule 1 to the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000

      6. 6.(1) This paragraph applies in relation to the first occasion...

      7. 7.Repeal of certain provisions of this Act on 26 March 2007

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Non-compliance with St Andrews Agreement timetable

      1. 1.Dissolution of Northern Ireland Assembly

      2. 2.Postponement of next Northern Ireland Assembly election

      3. 3.Repeal of certain provisions of this Act etc

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Repeal of the Northern Ireland Act 2000 on 28 March 2007

      1. 1.Repeal of the 2000 Act on 28 March 2007

      2. 2.Repeal of the 2000 Act: supplementary provisions

      3. 3.Repeal of Schedule 3 to this Act on 28 March 2007

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      Executive selection: consequential amendments

      1. 1.Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47)

      2. 2.(1) Section 18 (Northern Ireland Ministers) is amended as follows....

      3. 3.In section 19A (disqualification for certain offices which may be...

      4. 4.In section 32 (extraordinary elections), for subsection (3) substitute—

      5. 5.In section 98(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “the pledge...

      6. 6.(1) Schedule 12A (effect of application of section 95A(6) or...

      7. 7.Northern Ireland Act 2000 (c. 1)

      8. 8.Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 33)

      9. 9.After paragraph 1 insert— Modification of section 16A Section 16A(3) shall have effect as if, for paragraph (b)...

      10. 10.In paragraph 3 (department in the charge of Minister approved...

      11. 11.After paragraph 4 insert— Modification of section 16A Section 16A(3) shall have effect as if, for paragraph (b)...

      12. 12.In paragraph 7 (department in the charge of two Ministers:...

      13. 13.After paragraph 8 insert— Modification of section 16A Section 16A(3) shall have effect as if, for paragraph (b)...

      14. 14.In paragraph 11 (department with rotation between Minister and junior...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      Department with policing and justice functions: nomination etc of Ministers

      1. 1.Introduction

      2. 2.Department in the charge of Minister approved by resolution of Assembly

      3. 3.Department in the charge of two Ministers

      4. 4.Department with rotation between Minister and junior Minister

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      Minor and consequential amendments relating to Part 2

      1. 1.Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47)

      2. 2.In section 53 (agreements etc., by persons participating in North-South...

      3. 3.In section 98 (interpretation), in subsection (1), insert the following...

      4. 4.(1) Schedule 2 (excepted matters) is amended as follows.

      5. 5.In Schedule 3 (reserved matters), in paragraph 42(a), for “and...

      6. 6.Northern Ireland Act 2000 (c. 1)

    8. SCHEDULE 8

      Reconstitution of district policing partnerships

      1. 1.Introduction

      2. 2.Report on whether DPPs meet the political condition

      3. 3.Appointment of political members of DPPs which do not meet the political condition

      4. 4.Appointment of independent members of DPPs which do not meet the political condition

      5. 5.Supplementary provisions

    9. SCHEDULE 9

      District policing partnerships: Belfast sub-groups

      1. 1.Introduction

      2. 2.Effect of local government election on membership of sub-group

      3. 3.Removal of members of sub-group from office

      4. 4.Chairman and vice-chairman of sub-group

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