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| Wednesday 19th April 2006 |
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| Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill
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| (Clauses 1 to 7, 10 to 12, 19 to 22, Schedule 2, any new Clauses, other than any new Clauses
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| relating to Part 2 or 4 of the Bill and any new Schedules, other than any new Schedules
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| relating to Part 2 or 4 of the Bill)
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out subsection (1). |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 13, leave out subsection (2). |
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| Page 1, line 4, leave out Clause 1. |
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| Page 2, line 8, leave out Clause 2. |
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| Clause 3, page 2, line 24, leave out from ‘2010’ to end of line 26. |
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| Clause 3, page 2, line 27, leave out ‘tenth’ and insert ‘fourth’. |
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| Clause 3, page 2, line 27, leave out ‘tenth’ and insert ‘fifth’. |
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| Clause 3, page 2, line 37, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(2A) | For the purposes of subsection (2) the “public interest” is the requirement to meet |
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| | the “relevant registration objectives” as set out in section 4.’. |
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| Clause 3, page 2, line 37, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(2A) | When considering a recommendation from the Chief Electoral Officer under |
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| | subsection (2)(a) above, the Secretary of State must have particular regard to |
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| | prevention of electoral fraud with a presumption that prevention of electoral fraud |
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| | is in the public interest.’. |
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| Clause 3, page 2, leave out lines 38 and 39. |
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| Clause 3, page 3, line 1, after ‘2010’, insert ‘and’. |
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| Clause 3, page 3, line 1, leave out ‘tenth’ and insert ‘fourth’. |
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| Clause 3, page 3, line 1, leave out ‘tenth’ and insert ‘fifth’. |
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| Clause 3, page 3, line 2, leave out from ‘2010’ to end of line 3. |
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| Clause 3, page 3, line 12, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(5A) | For the purposes of subsection (5) the “public interest” is the requirement to meet |
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| | the “relevant registration objectives” as set out in section 4.’. |
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| | Clauses 4 and 5 Agreed to. |
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| Clause 6, page 5, leave out lines 17 to 24. |
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| NEW CLAUSEs RELATING TO PART 1 |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘In section 73 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006, in subsection (2)(a) leave |
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| | Maintenance of the registers: Northern Ireland |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The 1983 Act is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | After section10A there is inserted— |
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| | “10ZA | Maintenance of registers: Northern Ireland |
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| | (1) | The Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland must confirm annually |
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| | the details of every voter registered in every household in Northern |
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| | (2) | The form to be used for the purposes of subsection (1) above shall be |
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| | prescribed by the Secretary of State by order, but shall include— |
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| | (a) | the details of all such persons registered in that household; |
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| | (b) | the ability for every voter to confirm their details by provision of |
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| | (c) | the ability to amend the recorded information by requesting the |
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| | removal of a person from the register or requesting an individual |
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| | registration form to be sent to that particular address to allow |
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| | another voter to be added to the register.”.’. |
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| Clause 10, page 8, line 32, after ‘order’, insert ‘made by statutory instrument’. |
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| Clause 10, page 8, line 36, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(1A) | After subsection (2) of that section insert— |
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| | “(2A) | No order is to be made under subsection (2) above unless a draft of the |
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| | instrument containing the order has been laid before and approved by a |
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| | resolution of each House of Parliament.”.’. |
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| Page 8, line 29, leave out Clause 10. |
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| Page 9, line 1, leave out Clause 11. |
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| Page 9, line 13, leave out Clause 12. |
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