Section 13 Community designationI1

In section 4 of the 1998 Act (transferred, excepted and reserved matters), after subsection (5) insert—

“(5A)

Standing orders of the Assembly shall provide that a member of the Assembly designated in accordance with the standing orders as a Nationalist, as a Unionist or as Other may change his designation only if—

(a)

(being a member of a political party) he becomes a member of a different political party or he ceases to be a member of any political party;

(b)

(not being a member of any political party) he becomes a member of a political party.”