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Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006

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  12. 7Data collection Repealed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. 25Sustainable development
  37. 26Extension to Northern Ireland of provisions of SOCAP 2005
  38. 27Responsibilities in relation to the health and safety etc. of police
  39. 28Duty to fill judicial vacancies Repealed
  40. Part 6: Supplementary
  41. 29Financial provisions
  42. 30Minor and consequential amendments etc.
  43. 31Commencement
  44. 32Extent
  45. 33Short title
  46. Schedule 1: Amendments of 2000 Act
  47. Duty of Commission to verify donation reports and not to disclose their contents
  48. 1Paragraph 1
  49. 2Paragraph 2
  50. No rights to inspect etc. register so far as it relates to donations to Northern Ireland recipients
  51. 3Paragraph 3
  52. Schedule 2: Department with policing and justice functions
  53. Paragraph
  54. Schedule 3: Extension to Northern Ireland of provisions of SOCAP 2005
  55. Introduction
  56. 1Paragraph 1
  57. Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland to be an Investigating Authority
  58. 2Paragraph 2
  59. Offences to which Chapter 1 of Part 2 applies to include certain Northern Ireland offences
  60. 3Paragraph 3
  61. Member of staff of SOCA not to be “appropriate person” in application of Chapter to Northern Ireland
  62. 4Paragraph 4
  63. Restrictions on requiring information etc.: modification for Northern Ireland
  64. 5Paragraph 5
  65. Restrictions on use of statements: modification for Northern Ireland
  66. 6Paragraph 6
  67. Power to enter and seize documents: applications for warrants in Northern Ireland
  68. 7Paragraph 7
  69. Offences in connection with disclosure notices etc.: modification of penalties
  70. 8Paragraph 8
  71. Extension to Northern Ireland of sections 60 to 67, 69 and 70 of SOCAP 2005
  72. 9Paragraph 9
  73. Schedule 4: Minor and consequential amendments
  74. Part 1: Registration of electors
  75. Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (c. 14 (N. I.))
  76. 1Paragraph 1
  77. Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2)
  78. 2Paragraph 2
  79. 3Paragraph 3
  80. 4Paragraph 4
  81. 5Paragraph 5
  82. 6Paragraph 6
  83. Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 (c. 3)
  84. 7Paragraph 7
  85. Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22)
  86. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  87. Part 2: The Chief Electoral Officer
  88. Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (c. 14 (N. I.))
  89. 9Paragraph 9
  90. Part 3: Devolution of policing and justice functions etc.
  91. Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47)
  92. 10Paragraph 10
  93. 11Paragraph 11
  94. 12Paragraph 12
  95. 13Paragraph 13
  96. Inquiries Act 2005 (c. 12)
  97. 14Paragraph 14
  98. Part 4: Financial assistance for energy purposes Not yet in force
  99. Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/419 (N.I. 6)) Not yet in force
  100. 15Paragraph 15 Not yet in force
  101. Schedule 5Repeals and revocations