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Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Bill

 

Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Bill

 
 

EXPLANATORY NOTES

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

separately as Bill 7—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 (St Andrews Agreement) Bill are

compatible with the Convention rights.

 

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Contents

Part 1

Preparations for restoration of devolved government

1   

Preparations for restoration of devolved government

2   

Compliance or non-compliance with St Andrews Agreement timetable

3   

Next Northern Ireland Assembly election to be in March 2007 etc

4   

Remuneration of members of the Assembly

Part 2

Amendments of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 etc

Ministerial conduct

5   

The Executive Committee and the Ministerial Code

6   

Power to refer Ministerial decision to Executive Committee

7   

Pledge of office

Ministerial appointments

8   

First Minister, deputy First Minister and Northern Ireland Ministers

9   

Department with policing and justice functions: nomination etc of Ministers

Committees

10   

Statutory committee for Office of First Minister and deputy First Minister

11   

Committee to review functioning of Assembly and Executive Committee

NSMC and BIC

12   

North-South Ministerial Council and British-Irish Council

Miscellaneous

13   

Community designation

14   

Power of Executive Committee to call for witnesses and documents

15   

Strategies relating to Irish language and Ulster Scots language etc

 

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Strategy relating to poverty, social exclusion etc

17   

Vacancy in the Assembly

18   

Report on progress towards devolution of policing and justice matters

19   

Minor and consequential amendments

Part 3

Other amendments

Policing

20   

District policing partnerships

Education

21   

Amendment of Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 etc

Part 4

Supplemental

22   

Repeal of the 2006 Act

23   

Power to make consequential provision etc

24   

Parliamentary procedure for orders under section 23

25   

Interpretation

26   

Extent

27   

Commencement

28   

Short title

Schedule 1   —   

The Transitional Assembly

Schedule 2   —   

Restoration of devolved government on 26 March 2007

Schedule 3   —   

Non-compliance with St Andrews Agreement timetable

Schedule 4   —   

Repeal of 2000 Act etc

Schedule 5   —   

Executive selection: consequential amendments

Schedule 6   —   

Department with policing and justice functions: nomination

etc of Ministers

Schedule 7   —   

Minor and consequential amendments relating to Part 2

Schedule 8   —   

Reconstitution of district policing partnerships

Schedule 9   —   

District policing partnerships: Belfast sub-groups

 

 

 
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