Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006 - Explanatory Notes

1. Introduction

2. Summary and Background

3. Overview

   1. Part 1: Preparations for the restoration of devolved government

   2. Part 2: Amendments of the Northern Ireland Act 1998

   3. Part 3: Other amendments

   4. Part 4: Supplemental

4. Territorial Extent

5. Territorial Application: Wales

6. Commentary on Sections

   1. Part 1: Preparations for the Restoration of Devolved Government

      1. Section 1: Preparations for the restoration of devolved government

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

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

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

   2. Part 2: Amendments of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 Etc

      1. Ministerial conduct

         1. Section 5: The Executive Committee and the Ministerial Code

         2. Section 6: Power to refer Ministerial decision to the Executive Committee

         3. Section 7: Pledge of office

      2. Ministerial appointments

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

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

      3. Committees

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

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

      4. NSMC and BIC

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

      5. Miscellaneous

         1. Section 13: Community designation

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

         3. Section 15: Strategies in relation to Irish language and Ulster Scots language

         4. Section 16: Strategy in relation to poverty, social exclusion

         5. Section  17: Vacancy in the Assembly

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

         7. Section 19: Minor and consequential amendments

   3. Part 3: Other Amendments

      1. Policing

         1. Section 20: District policing partnerships

      2. Education

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

   4. Part 4: Supplemental

      1. Section 22: Repeal of the 2006 Act

      2. Section 23: Power to make consequential provision

      3. Section 24: Parliamentary procedure for orders under section 23

   5. Schedule 1: the Transitional Assembly

   6. Schedule 2: Restoration of Devolved Government on 26 March 2007

   7. Schedule 3: Non-Compliance With the St Andrews Agreement Timetable

   8. Schedule 4: Repeal of the Northern Ireland Act 2000 on 28 March 2007

   9. Schedule 5: Executive Selection: Consequential Amendments

   10. Schedule 6: Department With Policing and Justice Functions: Nominations Etc of Ministers

   11. Schedule 7: Minor and Consequential Amendments Relating to Part 2

   12. Schedule 8: Reconstitution of District Policing Partnerships

   13. Schedule 9: District Policing Partnerships: Belfast Subgroups

7. Commencement

8. Hansard References