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Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 in Wales

2006 c. 33 · Enacted 25 July 2006 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to 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.

[25th July 2006]

C1Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

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Act: power to amend conferred (1.1.2007) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), ss. 72, 77; S.I. 2006/3412, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 10 (with Sch. 2)

Contents

  1. Part 1: Registration of electors
  2. Anonymous registration
  3. 1Power to make provision about anonymous registration
  4. Periodical canvass etc.
  5. 2Abolition of annual canvass
  6. 3Timing of canvass
  7. 4The relevant registration objectives
  8. 5Publication and alteration of registers
  9. Alteration of registers: pending elections
  10. 6Alteration of registers: pending elections
  11. Data collection
  12. 7Data collection Repealed
  13. Part 2: The Chief Electoral Officer
  14. 8Tenure
  15. 9Annual reports
  16. Part 3: Donations for political purposes
  17. 10Introduction
  18. 11Part 4 of the 2000 Act: the final disapplication period
  19. 12Extension of categories of permissible donors
  20. 13Section 12: supplementary
  21. 14Special provision in relation to Northern Ireland recipients
  22. 15Power to make provision in connection with permissible donors
  23. 15APower to increase transparency
  24. 15BConfidentiality of donations received before 1 January 2014
  25. Part 4: Devolution of policing and justice etc.
  26. 16Conditions for devolving policing and justice matters
  27. 17Department with policing and justice functions
  28. 18Power of Assembly to call for witnesses and documents
  29. 19Provision for transfer of functions relating to extradition etc.
  30. 20Provision for entrenching enactments
  31. Part 5: Miscellaneous
  32. 21Arms decommissioning: extension of amnesty period
  33. 22Loans to Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland: increase of limits
  34. 23Single wholesale electricity market
  35. 24Financial assistance for energy purposes
  36. 26Extension to Northern Ireland of provisions of SOCAP 2005
  37. 27Responsibilities in relation to the health and safety etc. of police
  38. 28Duty to fill judicial vacancies Repealed
  39. Part 6: Supplementary
  40. 29Financial provisions
  41. 30Minor and consequential amendments etc.
  42. 31Commencement
  43. 32Extent
  44. 33Short title
  45. Schedule 1: Amendments of 2000 Act
  46. Duty of Commission to verify donation reports and not to disclose their contents
  47. 1Paragraph 1
  48. 2Paragraph 2
  49. No rights to inspect etc. register so far as it relates to donations to Northern Ireland recipients
  50. 3Paragraph 3
  51. Schedule 2: Department with policing and justice functions
  52. Paragraph
  53. Schedule 3: Extension to Northern Ireland of provisions of SOCAP 2005
  54. Introduction
  55. 1Paragraph 1
  56. Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland to be an Investigating Authority
  57. 2Paragraph 2
  58. Offences to which Chapter 1 of Part 2 applies to include certain Northern Ireland offences
  59. 3Paragraph 3
  60. Member of staff of SOCA not to be “appropriate person” in application of Chapter to Northern Ireland
  61. 4Paragraph 4
  62. Restrictions on requiring information etc.: modification for Northern Ireland
  63. 5Paragraph 5
  64. Restrictions on use of statements: modification for Northern Ireland
  65. 6Paragraph 6
  66. Power to enter and seize documents: applications for warrants in Northern Ireland
  67. 7Paragraph 7
  68. Offences in connection with disclosure notices etc.: modification of penalties
  69. 8Paragraph 8
  70. Extension to Northern Ireland of sections 60 to 67, 69 and 70 of SOCAP 2005
  71. 9Paragraph 9
  72. Schedule 4: Minor and consequential amendments
  73. Part 1: Registration of electors
  74. Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (c. 14 (N. I.))
  75. 1Paragraph 1
  76. Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2)
  77. 2Paragraph 2
  78. 3Paragraph 3
  79. 4Paragraph 4
  80. 5Paragraph 5
  81. 6Paragraph 6
  82. Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 (c. 3)
  83. 7Paragraph 7
  84. Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22)
  85. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  86. Part 2: The Chief Electoral Officer
  87. Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (c. 14 (N. I.))
  88. 9Paragraph 9
  89. Part 3: Devolution of policing and justice functions etc.
  90. Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47)
  91. 10Paragraph 10
  92. 11Paragraph 11
  93. 12Paragraph 12
  94. 13Paragraph 13
  95. Inquiries Act 2005 (c. 12)
  96. 14Paragraph 14
  97. Part 4: Financial assistance for energy purposes Not yet in force
  98. Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/419 (N.I. 6)) Not yet in force
  99. 15Paragraph 15 Not yet in force
  100. Schedule 5Repeals and revocations