S.C.B.
NOTICES OF AMENDMENTS
given up to and including
Friday 21st April 2006
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
STANDING COMMITTEE B
NORTHERN IRELAND (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) BILL
(Except Clauses 1 to 7, 10 to 12, 19 to 22, Schedule 2, any new Clauses, other than any new Clauses relating to Part 2 or 4 of the Bill and any new Schedules, other than any new Schedules relating to Part 2 or 4 of the Bill)
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order to be proposed by Mr David Hanson.
Mr David Hanson
To move, That the order in which proceedings in Standing Committee on the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill are to be taken shall be Clauses 8 and 9, new Clauses relating to Part 2, new Schedules relating to Part 2, Clauses 13 to 17, Schedule 1, Clause 18, new Clauses relating to Part 4, new Schedules relating to Part 4, Clauses 23 to 27, Schedule 3, Clauses 28 to 31, Schedules 4 and 5, Clauses 32 to 34, remaining proceedings on the Bill.
Mr Laurence Robertson
11
Clause 8, page 7, line 28, after 'by', insert 'Her Majesty The Queen on the recommendation of'.
Mr Laurence Robertson
5
Clause 8, page 7, line 31, leave out subsection (2).
Lady Hermon
20
Clause 8, page 7, line 31, at end insert—
'(1A) A person must not be appointed as Chief Electoral Officer for less than two years at a time.'.
Mr Laurence Robertson
6
Clause 8, page 7, line 33, leave out subsection (3).
Mr Laurence Robertson
12
Clause 8, page 7, line 35, leave out 'Secretary of State' and insert 'Her Majesty'.
Mr Laurence Robertson
13
Clause 8, page 7, line 37, leave out 'dismiss' and insert 'recommended to Her Majesty the dismissal of'.
Lady Hermon
19
Clause 8, page 7, line 41, leave out 'an' and insert 'a criminal'.
Mr Laurence Robertson
9
Clause 8, page 8, line 4, at end insert—
| '(e) | the Secretary of State must set out in writing the reasons for dismissing the Chief Electoral Officer in this section and place a copy before each House of Parliament.'. |
Lady Hermon
21
Clause 8, page 8, line 4, at end insert—
'(5A) The Secretary of State must dismiss the Chief Electoral Officer if satisfied that he has been convicted of a criminal offence punishable by a term of imprisonment.'.
Lady Hermon
22
Clause 8, page 8, line 4, at end insert—
'(5B) The Secretary of State must dismiss the Chief Electoral Officer if satisfied that he has been convicted of a criminal offence and been sentenced to a term of imprisonment whether suspended or not.'.
Mr Laurence Robertson
7
Clause 8, page 8, line 5, leave out subsection (6).
Lady Hermon
23
Clause 8, page 8, line 10, leave out 'plus' and insert 'less'.
Mr Laurence Robertson
8
Clause 8, page 8, line 11, leave out subsection (7).
Mr Laurence Robertson
10
Clause 13, page 10, line 14, at end add 'and shall cease to have effect from 31st October 2010.'.
Lady Hermon
24
Clause 14, page 10, line 28, leave out subsection (4).
Lady Hermon
25
Clause 14, page 10, line 34, leave out subsection (5).
Mr David Hanson
14
Clause 15, page 11, line 28, leave out 'has' and insert 'and "members association" have'.
Lady Hermon
26
Clause 15, page 11, line 31, leave out from beginning to end of line 8 on page 12.
Lembit Öpik
Mr Alan Reid
1
Page 11, line 15, leave out Clause 15.
Lembit Öpik
Mr Alan Reid
2
Page 12, line 20, leave out Clause 16.
Lembit Öpik
Mr Alan Reid
3
Clause 17, page 12, line 40, leave out from beginning to end of line 8 on page 13.
Lady Hermon
28
Clause 17, page 12, line 40, leave out subsection (3).
Lady Hermon
27
Page 12, line 34, leave out Clause 17.
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
33
*Schedule 1, page 23, line 34, at end insert—
'"71F Location of donation reports
A Northern Ireland report must not at any time be kept in any office of the Commission in Northern Ireland."'.
Lembit Öpik
Mr Alan Reid
Lady Hermon
4
Page 13, line 9, leave out Clause 18.
Lady Hermon
30
Clause 23, page 16, line 5, leave out '2010' and insert '2008'.
Lady Hermon
31
Clause 27, page 18, line 27, at end insert—
'(1A) Section 112 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 extends to Northern Ireland.'.
Mr David Hanson
16
Schedule 4, page 36, line 25, leave out '(1)(e)' and insert '(1B)(a)'.
Mr David Hanson
17
Schedule 4, page 37, line 2, leave out '56' and insert '58'.
Mr David Hanson
18
Schedule 5, page 38, leave out lines 26 to 30.
Mr David Hanson
15
Clause 32, page 21, line 21, leave out 'sections 10 to 13' and insert 'section 13'.
Mr David Hanson
32
Clause 33, page 22, line 4, leave out subsection (2) and insert—
'(2) But the amendments and repeals made by Schedule 3 (and Schedule 5 so far as relating to that Schedule) extend to England and Wales and Northern Ireland only.'.
ORDER OF THE HOUSE [13th MARCH 2006]
That the following provisions shall apply to the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill:
Committal
1. The following shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House—
| (b) | Clauses Nos. 10 to 12; |
| (c) | Clauses Nos. 19 to 22; |
| (e) | any new Clauses, other than any new Clauses relating to Part 2 or Part 4 of the Bill; |
| (f) | any new Schedules, other than any new Schedules relating to Part 2 or Part 4 of the Bill. |
2. The remainder of the Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.
Proceedings in Committee
3. Proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall be completed in two days.
4. The proceedings shall be taken in the following order: Clauses 1 to 7, new Clauses relating to Part 1 of the Bill, new Schedules relating to Part 1 of the Bill, Clauses 10 to 12, new Clauses relating to Part 3 of the Bill, new Schedules relating to Part 3 of the Bill, Clause 19, Schedule 2, Clauses 20 to 22, new Clauses relating to Part 5 of the Bill, new Schedules relating to part 5 of the Bill, other new Clauses, other new Schedules.
5. The proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the second day.
6. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to the proceedings in Committee of the whole House.
Proceedings in Standing Committee
7. Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 27th April 2006.
8. The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
Proceedings after Committee
9. When the provisions of the Bill considered respectively by the Committee of the whole House and by the Standing Committee have been reported to the House, the Bill shall be proceeded with as if it had been reported as a whole from the Standing Committee.
Consideration and Third Reading
10. Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.
11. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.
12. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.
Other proceedings
13. Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the Lords) may be programmed.
