Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006

  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 etc

    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 etc

      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 etc 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 etc

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

        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 etc

    4. Part 4: Supplemental

      1. Section 22: Repeal of the 2006 Act

      2. Section 23: Power to make consequential provision etc

      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