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Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill |
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[The page and line references are to HL Bill 58, the bill as first printed for the Lords.] |
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1 | Page 6, line 30, leave out from beginning to “(reserved” and insert— |
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| “( ) | The Northern Ireland Act 1998 is amended as follows. |
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2 | Page 6, line 35, leave out “exceeding” and insert “lower than five or higher than” |
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3 | Page 6, line 37, at end insert— |
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| “( ) | After section 7 insert— |
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| “7A | Cross-community support required for Bill altering size of |
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| (1) | The Assembly shall not pass a relevant Bill without cross- |
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| “pass”, in relation to a Bill, means pass at the stage in the |
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| Assembly’s proceedings at which the Bill falls finally to be |
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| “relevant Bill” means a Bill containing a provision which deals |
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| with a matter falling within a description specified in |
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| paragraph 7A of Schedule 3 (size of Assembly).” |
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| ( ) | In section 14 (submission by Secretary of State), after subsection (3) insert— |
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| “(3A) | The Secretary of State shall not submit a Bill for Royal Assent if the |
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| Assembly has passed the Bill in contravention of section 7A (cross- |
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| community support required for Bill altering size of Assembly).” |
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| ( ) | In section 53(3)(b) (agreements etc by person participating in Councils), |
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| after “section” insert “7A,”.” |
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4 | Page 9, line 7, at end insert— |
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| “( ) | Section 4 of that Act (transferred, excepted and reserved matters) is |
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| ( ) | In subsection (2), for “and (3)” substitute “to (3D)”. |
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| ( ) | After subsection (3) insert— |
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| “(3A) | The Secretary of State shall not lay before Parliament under |
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| subsection (2) the draft of an Order amending paragraph 16 of |
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| Schedule 3 (Civil Service Commissioners for Northern Ireland) |
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| unless the Secretary of State has, at least three months before laying |
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| the draft, laid a report before Parliament. |
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| (3B) | The report under subsection (3A) must set out the Secretary of |
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| State’s view of the effect (if any) that the Order would have on— |
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| (a) | the independence of the Civil Service Commissioners for |
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| (b) | the application of the principle that persons should be |
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| selected for appointment to the Northern Ireland Civil |
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| Service on merit on the basis of fair and open competition; |
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| (c) | the impartiality of the Northern Ireland Civil Service.”” |
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5 | Page 9, line 13, leave out from “matters),” to end of line 16 and insert “after sub- |
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| “(aa) | in Part VII, sections 68 to 69A, 69C to 70, 71(2A) to (2C) and |
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6 | Page 9, line 16, at end insert— |
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| “( ) | In section 4 of that Act (transferred, excepted and reserved matters), after |
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| subsection (3B) (as inserted by section 10) insert— |
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| “(3C) | The Secretary of State shall not lay before Parliament under |
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| subsection (2) the draft of an Order amending paragraph 42(aa) of |
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| Schedule 3 (Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission) unless |
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| the Secretary of State has, at least three months before laying the |
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| draft, laid a report before Parliament. |
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| (3D) | The report under subsection (3C) must set out the Secretary of |
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| State’s view of the effect (if any) that the Order would have on— |
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| (a) | the independence of the Northern Ireland Human Rights |
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| (b) | the application of internationally accepted principles |
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| relating to national human rights institutions; and |
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| (c) | the relationship between the Northern Ireland Human |
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| Rights Commission and the Assembly.”” |
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7 | Page 17, line 30, at end insert “(but see subsection (2A) below)” |
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