Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill

Session 2005-06
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Short Title of the Bill
Make provision about registration of electors and the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland; to amend the Northern Ireland Act 1998; to make provision about donations for political purposes; to extend the amnesty period for arms decommissioning in Northern Ireland; and to make miscellaneous amendments in the law relating to Northern Ireland.

Extract from Explanatory Note produced by Government Department   
The Bill makes provision in relation to the following:

registration of electors;
Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland ("CEO");
donations for political purposes;
devolution of policing and justice;
extension of the amnesty period for arms decommissioning;
loans to the Northern Ireland Consolidated Fund;
single wholesale electricity market;
financial assistance for energy purposes;
sustainable development;
extending certain provisions of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c.15) ("SOCAP") to Northern Ireland;
health and safety of police officers; and
duty to fill judicial vacancies.

(Source: Explanatory Note Bill 110- EN)

Bill Information

European Convention on Human Rights
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