5Amendment of the Assembly Members (Independent Financial Review and Standards) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011
1
The Assembly Members (Independent Financial Review and Standards) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 is amended as follows.
2
In section 17(1)(a) after “Part” insert “, provided the Commissioner is satisfied in the case of a complaint that it is not frivolous or vexatious or otherwise an abuse of the complaints process”.
3
In section 17(1)(b) after “Code of Conduct” insert “or the Ministerial Code, or both,”.
4
At the end of section 17(1)(d) insert “including Ministers”.
5
In section 17(2)(a) after “Code of Conduct” insert “or the Ministerial Code, or both,”.
6
In section 17(3), at the appropriate place insert—
the Ministerial Code” means the Ministerial Code of Conduct set out in Schedule 4 to the 1998 Act;
7
In section 17(3), in the definition of “relevant time”, after “Code of Conduct” insert “or the Ministerial Code, or both,”.
8
In section 27(1) after “Assembly” insert “or Minister’’.