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Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006

2006 c. 53 · Enacted 22 November 2006 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to make provision for preparations for the restoration of devolved government in Northern Ireland in accordance with the St Andrews Agreement; to make provision as to the consequences of compliance, or non-compliance, with the St Andrews Agreement timetable; to amend the Northern Ireland Act 1998; to make provision about district policing partnerships; to amend the Education (Northern Ireland) Orders 1997 and 2006; and for connected purposes.[22nd November 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 modified (retrospectively) by Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2007 (c. 4), s. 1

Contents

  1. Part 1: Preparations for restoration of devolved government
  2. 1Preparations for restoration of devolved government
  3. 2Compliance or non-compliance with St Andrews Agreement timetable
  4. 3Next Northern Ireland Assembly election to be in March 2007 etc
  5. 4Remuneration of members of the Northern Ireland Assembly
  6. Part 2: Amendments of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 etc
  7. Ministerial conduct
  8. 5The Executive Committee and the Ministerial Code
  9. 6Power to refer Ministerial decision to Executive Committee
  10. 7Pledge of office
  11. Ministerial appointments
  12. 8First Minister, deputy First Minister and Northern Ireland Ministers
  13. 9Department with policing and justice functions: nomination etc of Ministers
  14. Committees
  15. 10Statutory committee for Office of First Minister and deputy First Minister
  16. 11Committee to review functioning of Assembly and Executive Committee
  17. NSMC and BIC
  18. 12North-South Ministerial Council and British-Irish Council
  19. Miscellaneous
  20. 13Community designation
  21. 14Power of Executive Committee to call for witnesses and documents
  22. 15Strategies relating to Irish language and Ulster Scots language etc
  23. 16Strategy relating to poverty, social exclusion etc
  24. 17Vacancy in the Assembly
  25. 18Report on progress towards devolution of policing and justice matters
  26. 19Minor and consequential amendments
  27. Part 3: Other amendments
  28. Policing
  29. 20District policing partnerships Repealed
  30. Education
  31. 21Amendment of Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 etc
  32. Part 4: Supplemental
  33. 22Repeal of the 2006 Act
  34. 23Power to make consequential provision etc
  35. 24Parliamentary procedure for orders under section 23
  36. 25Interpretation
  37. 26Extent
  38. 27Commencement
  39. 28Short title
  40. Schedule 1
  41. Meetings
  42. 1Paragraph 1
  43. Proceedings
  44. 2Paragraph 2
  45. Nominations for First Minister and deputy First Minister
  46. 3Paragraph 3
  47. Draft Ministerial Code
  48. 4Paragraph 4
  49. Draft standing orders for Northern Ireland Assembly
  50. 5Paragraph 5
  51. Presiding officer
  52. 6Paragraph 6
  53. Staff etc
  54. 7Paragraph 7
  55. Privilege
  56. 8Paragraph 8
  57. Standing orders
  58. 9Paragraph 9
  59. Members to be deemed to have signed roll of membership etc
  60. 10Paragraph 10
  61. Meaning of “cross-community support”
  62. 11Paragraph 11
  63. Schedule 2: Restoration of devolved government on 26 March 2007
  64. Introduction
  65. 1Paragraph 1
  66. The Ministerial offices
  67. 2Paragraph 2
  68. Presiding Officer and deputy Presiding Officer
  69. 3Paragraph 3
  70. Restoration order: supplementary provisions
  71. 4Paragraph 4
  72. Modification of section 29(3) of the 1998 Act and paragraph 7(7) of Schedule 1 to the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000
  73. 5Paragraph 5
  74. 6Paragraph 6
  75. Repeal of certain provisions of this Act on 26 March 2007
  76. 7Paragraph 7
  77. Schedule 3 Not yet in force
  78. Schedule 4: Repeal of the Northern Ireland Act 2000 on 28 March 2007
  79. Repeal of the 2000 Act on 28 March 2007
  80. 1Paragraph 1
  81. Repeal of the 2000 Act: supplementary provisions
  82. 2Paragraph 2
  83. Repeal of Schedule 3 to this Act on 28 March 2007
  84. 3Paragraph 3
  85. Schedule 5: Executive selection: consequential amendments
  86. Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47)
  87. 1Paragraph 1
  88. 2Paragraph 2
  89. 3Paragraph 3
  90. 4Paragraph 4
  91. 5Paragraph 5
  92. 6Paragraph 6
  93. Northern Ireland Act 2000 (c. 1)
  94. 7Paragraph 7
  95. Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 33)
  96. 8Paragraph 8
  97. 9Paragraph 9
  98. 10Paragraph 10
  99. 11Paragraph 11
  100. 12Paragraph 12
  101. 13Paragraph 13
  102. 14Paragraph 14
  103. Schedule 6: Department with policing and justice functions: nomination etc of Ministers
  104. Introduction
  105. 1Paragraph 1
  106. Department in the charge of Minister approved by resolution of Assembly
  107. 2Paragraph 2
  108. Department in the charge of two Ministers
  109. 3Paragraph 3
  110. Department with rotation between Minister and junior Minister
  111. 4Paragraph 4
  112. Schedule 7: Minor and consequential amendments relating to Part 2
  113. Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47)
  114. 1Paragraph 1
  115. 2Paragraph 2
  116. 3Paragraph 3
  117. 4Paragraph 4
  118. 5Paragraph 5
  119. Northern Ireland Act 2000 (c. 1)
  120. 6Paragraph 6
  121. Schedule 8: Reconstitution of district policing partnerships Repealed
  122. Introduction Repealed
  123. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  124. Report on whether DPPs meet the political condition Repealed
  125. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  126. Appointment of political members of DPPs which do not meet the political condition Repealed
  127. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  128. Appointment of independent members of DPPs which do not meet the political condition Repealed
  129. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  130. Supplementary provisions Repealed
  131. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  132. Schedule 9: District policing partnerships: Belfast sub-groups Repealed
  133. Introduction Repealed
  134. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  135. Effect of local government election on membership of sub-group Repealed
  136. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  137. Removal of members of sub-group from office Repealed
  138. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  139. Chairman and vice-chairman of sub-group Repealed
  140. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed