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Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill

 

Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill

 
 

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Northern Ireland Office, are published

separately as Bill 131—EN.

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Mr Secretary Hain has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the

Human Rights Act 1998:

In my view the provisions of the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill are

compatible with the Convention rights.

 

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Contents

Part 1

Registration of electors

Anonymous registration

1   

Power to make provision about anonymous registration

Periodical canvass etc.

2   

Abolition of annual canvass

3   

Timing of canvass

4   

The relevant registration objectives

5   

Publication and alteration of registers

Alteration of registers: pending elections

6   

Alteration of registers: pending elections

Data collection

7   

Data collection

Part 2

The Chief Electoral Officer

8   

Tenure

9   

Annual reports

Part 3

Date of Assembly election

10   

Power to bring forward date of election of next Assembly

11   

Relevant period for purposes of expenditure limits

12   

Modifications in connection with a changed election date

 

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Part 4

Donations for Political Purposes

13   

Introduction

14   

Part 4 of the 2000 Act: the final disapplication period

15   

Extension of categories of permissible donors

16   

Section 15: supplementary

17   

Modifications during prescribed period

18   

Power to make provision in connection with permissible donors

Part 5

Devolution of policing and justice functions etc.

19   

Department with policing and justice functions

20   

Amendment of section 44 of the 1998 Act

21   

Provision for transfer of functions relating to extradition etc.

22   

Provision for entrenching enactments

Part 6

Miscellaneous

23   

Arms decommissioning: extension of amnesty period

24   

Loans to Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland: increase of limits

25   

Single wholesale electricity market

26   

Financial assistance for energy purposes

27   

Extension to Northern Ireland of provisions of SOCAP 2005

28   

Responsibilities in relation to the health and safety etc. of police

29   

Duty to fill judicial vacancies

Part 7

Supplementary

30   

Financial provisions

31   

Minor and consequential amendments etc.

32   

Commencement

33   

Extent

34   

Short title

Schedule 1   —   

Modifications of 2000 Act

Schedule 2   —   

Department with policing and justice functions

Schedule 3   —   

Extension to Northern Ireland of provisions of SOCAP 2005

Schedule 4   —   

Minor and consequential amendments

Part 1   —   

Registration of electors

Part 2   —   

The Chief Electoral Officer

Part 3   —   

Devolution of policing and justice functions etc.

Part 4   —   

Financial assistance for energy purposes

Schedule 5   —   

Repeals and revocations

 

 

 
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