Amendments proposed to the Northern Ireland (miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, As Amended - continued	House of Commons
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Mr Secretary Hain

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Page     22,     line     33     [Schedule     2],     leave out 'subsections (6) and (7)' and insert 'subsection (6)'.

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Mark Durkan
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Mr Eddie McGrady

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Page     23,     line     32     [Schedule     2],     at end insert 'provided that they have first secured the consent of the nominating officer of the political party to which each member belongs.'.

   

Lembit Öpik
Mr Alan Reid
Mark Durkan
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Mr Eddie McGrady

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Page     23,     line     34     [Schedule     2],     leave out from 'passed' to end of line 38 and insert 'with cross-community support'.

   

Mark Durkan
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Mr Eddie McGrady

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Page     23,     line     39     [Schedule     2],     at end insert—

'(5)	Standing orders may make further provision for the nomination and election referred to in subsections (3) and (4).'.

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Mark Durkan
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Mr Eddie McGrady

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Page     24,     line     19     [Schedule     2],     at end insert 'or

'(d)   he is dismissed by the nominating officer whose consent was required for his nomination under subsection (3) (or that officer's successor) and the Presiding Officer is notified of his dismissal.'.

   

Mark Durkan
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Mr Eddie McGrady

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Page     24,     line     25     [Schedule     2],     at end insert—

    '(10A)   Where—

(a)	relevant Ministerial offices have been filled by applying sub-paragraph 10(b); and

(b)	a relevant Ministerial office is filled by a member of a different political party

all Northern Ireland Ministers shall cease to hold office and their Ministerial offices shall be filled by applying subsections (2) to (6) of section 18 within a period specified by standing orders.

    (12)   But where—

(a)	a relevant minister was dismissed by the nominating officer who nominated him (or his successor); and

(b)	the nominating officer of that party refuses to consent to the nomination by the First Minister and Deputy First Minister of every member of his party within a period specified in standing orders,

sub-paragraph (10A) shall not apply.'.

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Mr Secretary Hain

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Page     25,     line     17     [Schedule     2],     leave out 'subsections (6) and (7)' and insert 'subsection (6)'.

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Lembit Öpik
Mr Alan Reid

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Page     26,     line     29     [Schedule     2],     leave out from 'passed' to end of line 33 and insert 'with cross-community support'.

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Mr Secretary Hain

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Page     28,     line     9     [Schedule     2],     leave out '21A(3)' and insert '21A(2A), (3)'.

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Mr Secretary Hain

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Page     35,     line     25     [Schedule     4],     leave out from 'after' to end of line and insert '"section" insert "4(6),"'.

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Mr Secretary Hain

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Page     36,     line     10     [Schedule     4],     at end insert—

'Inquiries Act 2005 (c.12)

13A

In section 30 (Northern Ireland inquiries), in subsection (6), for "subsection (3), (4) or (5)" substitute "any of subsections (3) to (5)".'.

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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—

(a)	Clauses Nos. 1 to 7;

(b)	Clauses Nos. 10 to 12;

(c)	Clauses Nos. 19 to 22;

(d)	Schedule No. 2;

(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.

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Prepared 17 May 2006