Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill

Amendments
to be moved
in committee

[Supplementary to the Marshalled List]

Before Clause 21

LORD SHUTT OF GREETLAND

[In substitution for Amendment 4]

4(rev)*

Insert the following new Clause—

“Civic forum

(1)     The Northern Ireland Act 1998 is amended as follows.

(2)     After section 55 insert—

“55A          Civic forum: establishment

The First Minister and Deputy First Minister shall consult with the
civil and voluntary sector within Northern Ireland in order to bring
forward proposals to the Northern Ireland Assembly to give effect
to a working and effective Civic forum.”

(3)     In section 56 (civic forum), after subsection (2) insert—

“(2A)    A motion for approval under subsection (2) shall be made no later
than 1 April 2015.””

After Clause 25

LORD EMPEY

8A*

Insert the following new Clause—

“Victims and survivors

In Article 3 of the Victims and Survivors (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, at
the end insert—

“(3)     In this Order references to victim and survivor shall not include an
individual appearing to the Commission to be any of the
following—

(a)   someone who is or has been physically or psychologically
injured as a result of or in consequence of their undertaking
a criminal act in a conflict related incident;

(b)   someone who was in whole or in part responsible for an
unlawful conflict related incident if that person took part in
all or any of the planning or execution of that unlawful
act.””

Prepared 1st February 2014