NOTICES OF AMENDMENTS
given up to and including
Tuesday 25th April 2006
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE
NORTHERN IRELAND BILL
Mark Durkan
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Mr Eddie McGrady
7
*Clause 1, page 1, line 9, at end insert '(including proposals to give effect to the agreement reached at the multi-party talks on Northern Ireland set out in Command Paper 3883)'.
The Reverend Ian Paisley
Mr Peter Robinson
10
*Clause 2, page 1, line 19, leave out 'before 25th November 2006'.
Lembit Öpik
Mr Alan Reid
1
*Clause 2, page 2, line 10, at end insert—
'(4A) Condition 4 is that parliament has legislated to give effect to any changes necessary to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 in order to allow conditions 1 to 3 to have effect.'.
The Reverend Ian Paisley
Mr Peter Robinson
14
*Clause 2, page 2, line 10, at end insert—
'(4A) Condition 4 is that the IMC shall have reported that they believe that no paramilitary, criminal or other illegal activity is being carried out by or on behalf of the Provisional IRA.'.
Lembit Öpik
Mr Alan Reid
2
*Page 2, line 20, leave out Clause 3.
Lembit Öpik
Mr Alan Reid
3
*Page 2, line 36, leave out Clause 4.
Mark Durkan
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Mr Eddie McGrady
8
*Schedule 1, page 4, line 9, at end insert 'and to give effect to the agreement reached at the multi-party talks on Northern Ireland set out in Command Paper 3883.'.
Lembit Öpik
Mr Alan Reid
4
*Schedule 1, page 4, line 18, leave out from 'officers' to end of line 19.
Mark Durkan
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Mr Eddie McGrady
6
*Schedule 1, page 5, line 20, at end insert—
| 7 | | Paragraph 2 of the Schedule to the 2000 Act is replaced by— |
| 2 | (1) | Except where sub-paragraph (2) applies, an Order in Council may not be made under paragraph 1(1) unless each of the following conditions is met— |
(a) Condition 1 is that a draft of the Order has been referred under section 1(1) of the Northern Ireland Act 2006 to the Assembly;
(b) Condition 2 is that a meeting of the Assembly has taken place at which it has had the opportunity to consider the draft of the Order;
(c) Condition 3 is that the Assembly at that meeting has not expressed by resolution passed with cross-community support its opposition to the draft of the Order;
(d) Condition 4 is that the draft of the Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
| (2) | This sub-paragraph applies where the Order declares that the Secretary of State has advised Her Majesty that because of the urgency of the matter it is necessary to make the Order without meeting any of the conditions in sub-paragraph (1). |
| (3) | Where an Order contains a declaration under sub-paragraph (2) it— |
(a) must be laid before Parliament after being made; and
(b) ceases to have effect if it is not approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament before the end of the relevant period.
| (4) | Where an Order contains a declaration under sub-paragraph (2) it— |
(a) must be referred to the Assembly under section 1(1) of the Northern Ireland Act 2006 after being made; and
(b) ceases to have effect if before the end of the relevant period—
| (i) | the Assembly has not had an opportunity to consider the Order; or |
| (ii) | the Assembly has passed a resolution with cross community support expressing its opposition to the Order. |
| (5) | But sub-paragraphs (3)(b) and (4)(b) do not prejudice— |
(a) anything done under the Order before it ceased to have effect; or
(b) the making of a new Order.
| (6) | In this paragraph—"the Assembly" means the Assembly referred to in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 2006;"the relevant period" means the period of 40 days beginning with the date on which the Order is made.'. |
The Reverend Ian Paisley
Mr Peter Robinson
13
*Schedule 2, page 6, leave out line 34.
Lembit Öpik
Mr Alan Reid
5
*Schedule 2, page 6, leave out lines 40 to 42.
Mr Laurence Robertson
15
*Schedule 2, page 7, line 21, leave out paragraph 4.
Mark Durkan
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Mr Eddie McGrady
9
*Schedule 2, page 7, line 22, leave out paragraph 4.
The Reverend Ian Paisley
Mr Peter Robinson
12
*Schedule 2, page 7, leave out lines 24 to 30 and insert—
| '"(2) | The date of the poll for the election of the Assembly next following the Assembly elected at the poll on 26th November 2003 shall be a date to be specified in an order made by the Secretary of State." |
| (2A) | An order under subsection (2) may not specify a date falling on or before the date on which the poll would (apart from that subsection) fall to be held under subsection (1). |
| (2B) | An order under subsection (2) may include provision making such modifications of— |
(a) any enactment (other than one contained in this Act), or
(b) any provision of subordinate legislation,
as appear to the Secretary of State to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of, or in consequence of or in connection with, the order.
| (2C) | An order under subsection (2) may, in particular, make provision modifying any duty of the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland whereby (apart from the order) he must perform any function or discharge any duty on or by reference to a particular date. |
| (2D) | An order under subsection (2) may also make such supplementary, incidental or consequential provision as the Secretary of State considers necessary or expedient." |
| (2E) | In subsection (1) of that section, for "subsection (2)" substitute "subsections (2) to (3)".'. |
The Reverend Ian Paisley
Mr Peter Robinson
11
*Schedule 3, page 9, line 4, leave out paragraph 4.
