Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (c.13) which received Royal Assent on 13 March 2014

1. Introduction

2. Summary

3. Commentary on Sections

   1. Sections 1 and 2: Donations and Loans Etc for Political Purposes

   2. Section 1: Donations

   3. Section 2: Loans

   4. Sections 3, 4 and 5: Dual Mandates

   5. Section 3: Mps to Be Disqualified for Membership of the Assembly

   6. Section 4: Tds to Be Disqualified for Membership of the Assembly

   7. Section 5: Statements Made by Prospective Members of the Assembly

   8. Section 6: Reduction in Size of the Assembly

   9. Section 7: Extension of Assembly Term

   10. Sections 8 and 9: Justice Minister

       1. Existing law

   11. Section 8: Appointment of Justice Minister

   12. Section 9: Reappointment of Other Northern Ireland Ministers in Certain Cases

   13. Sections 10-12 – Excepted and Reserved Matters: Arms-Length Bodies

   14. Sections 13-20: Electoral Registration and Administration

   15. Section 13: Canvass Form

   16. Section 14: Abolition of the 3-Month Residence Requirement

   17. Section 15: Registration as an Overseas Elector: Declaration of Nationality

   18. Section 16: Absent Voting

   19. Section 17: Electoral Identity Cards

   20. Section 18: Chief Electoral Officer: Duty to Take Necessary Steps

   21. Section 19: Chief Electoral Officer: Performance Standards

   22. Section 20: Data Sharing

   23. Sections 21-25: Miscellaneous

   24. Section 21 and the Schedule: Rules of Court

   25. Section 22: Equality Duties

   26. Section 23: Extension of Powers to Make Subordinate Legislation

   27. Section 24: Regulation of Biometric Data

   28. Section 25: Amendment of the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975

4. Final Provisions

   1. Section 26: Amendments Which Could Have Been Made under Existing Powers

   2. Section 27: Territorial Extent

   3. Section 28: Commencement

5. Hansard References