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Committee of the whole House Proceedings: 21st November 2006
15

Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Bill, continued

Representation of the People Act 1983)

Mark Durkan

Dr Alasdair McDonnell

Mr Eddie McGrady

Not called  nc13

To move the following Clause:—

‘Sections (Restoration to electoral register for purposes of the poll under section

3 of names previously removed) and (Temporary modifications of section 10A of

Representation of the People Act 1983) shall cease to be in force at the end of the

period of 12 months beginning with the day on which they are passed.’.

Mr David Lidington

Mr Laurence Robertson

Mr Mark Lancaster

Not called  24

Schedule  1,  page  21,  line  20,  at end insert—

‘(1A)
But any person nominated to be either First Minister or deputy First Minister must

indicate his willingness to accept the pledge of office as amened by section 7 of

this Act.’.

The Reverend Ian Paisley

Mr Peter Robinson

Not called  47

Schedule  1,  page  21,  line  29,  after ‘2007’, insert ‘, or such later date as may be

specified in an order made by the Secretary of State’.

The Reverend Ian Paisley

Mr Peter Robinson

Not called  48

Schedule  1,  page  22,  line  10,  after ‘2007’, insert ‘, or such later date as may be

specified in an order made by the Secretary of State’.

The Reverend Ian Paisley

Mr Peter Robinson

Not called  49

Schedule  1,  page  22,  line  33,  after ‘2007’, insert ‘, or such later date as may be

specified in an order made by the Secretary of State’.

The Reverend Ian Paisley

Mr Peter Robinson

Not called  50

Schedule  1,  page  22,  line  40,  after ‘2007’, insert ‘, or such later date as may be

specified in an order made by the Secretary of State’.

The Reverend Ian Paisley

Mr Peter Robinson

Not called  51

Schedule  1,  page  23,  line  8,  leave out ‘2007)’ and insert ‘2007, or such later date as

may be specified in an order made by the Secretary of State)’.

Committee of the whole House Proceedings: 21st November 2006
16

Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Bill, continued

The Reverend Ian Paisley

Mr Peter Robinson

Not called  52

Schedule  1,  page  24,  line  39,  after ‘2007’, insert ‘, or such later date as may be

specified in an order made by the Secretary of State’.

The Reverend Ian Paisley

Mr Peter Robinson

Not called  53

Schedule  1,  page  25,  line  33,  leave out ‘2007)’ and insert ‘2007, or such later date

as may be specified in an order made by the Secretary of State)’.

The Reverend Ian Paisley

Mr Peter Robinson

Not called  54

Schedule  1,  page  25,  line  34,  after ‘2007’, insert ‘, or such later date as may be

specified in an order made by the Secretary of State’.

The Reverend Ian Paisley

Mr Peter Robinson

Not called  55

Schedule  1,  page  26,  line  3,  after ‘2007’, insert ‘, or such later date as may be

specified in an order made by the Secretary of State’.

The Reverend Ian Paisley

Mr Peter Robinson

Not called  56

Schedule  1,  page  26,  line  10,  after ‘2007,’, insert ‘or such later date as may be

specified in an order made by the Secretary of State’.

The Reverend Ian Paisley

Mr Peter Robinson

Not called  57

Schedule  1,  page  26,  line  22,  after ‘2007’, insert ‘, or such later date as may be

specified in an order made by the Secretary of State’.

The Reverend Ian Paisley

Mr Peter Robinson

Not called  58

Schedule  1,  page  26,  line  28,  after ‘2007,’, insert ‘, or such later date as may be

specified in an order made by the Secretary of State’.

The Reverend Ian Paisley

Mr Peter Robinson

Not selected  59

Schedule  1,  page  27,  line  20,  after ‘2007’, insert ‘or such later date as may be

specified in an order made by the Secretary of State’.

Schedule Agreed to.

Schedules 2 to 7 Agreed to.

Committee of the whole House Proceedings: 21st November 2006
17

Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Bill, continued

Lady Hermon

Not called  20

Schedule  8,  page  36,  line  30,  leave out ‘15’ and insert ‘28’.

Mark Durkan

Dr Alasdair McDonnell

Mr Eddie McGrady

Not called  38

Schedule  8,  page  36,  line  31,  leave out ‘condition is’ and insert ‘and representative

conditions are’.

Mark Durkan

Dr Alasdair McDonnell

Mr Eddie McGrady

Not called  39

Schedule  8,  page  36,  line  35,  leave out ‘condition is’ and insert ‘and representative

conditions are’.

Mark Durkan

Dr Alasdair McDonnell

Mr Eddie McGrady

Not called  40

Schedule  8,  page  36,  line  40,  at end insert—

‘(5A)
The Board must publish a list of the DPPs which, in its view, do not meet the

representative condition.’.

Lady Hermon

Not called  21

Schedule  8,  page  37,  line  3,  leave out ‘on the commencement date’ and insert

‘immediately after the last local general election’.

Mark Durkan

Dr Alasdair McDonnell

Mr Eddie McGrady

Not called  41

Schedule  8,  page  37,  line  4,  at end insert—

‘(6A)
For the purposes of this paragraph the representative condition is not met in

relation to a DPP if—

(a)
the political condition is not met; and

(b)
were the political condition to be met, the DPP taken as a whole would

not be as a result, so far as practicable, representative of the community

in the council area.’.

Lady Hermon

Not called  22

Schedule  8,  page  37,  line  5,  leave out sub-paragraph (7).

Mark Durkan

Dr Alasdair McDonnell

Mr Eddie McGrady

Not called  42

Schedule  8,  page  37,  line  37,  leave out ‘(5)’ and insert ‘(5A)’.

Schedule Agreed to.

Committee of the whole House Proceedings: 21st November 2006
18

Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Bill, continued

Schedule 9 Agreed to.

Bill reported, without Amendment.

Bill read the third time, and passed.