# Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006, Section 13: Community designation


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.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/53/section/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-st-andrews-agreement-act-2006/section-13
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