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Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 80 Cited in Amendments 99 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation2006 c. 53
(1) (2) (3) Nothing in this Act affects the operation of section 1 of the 2000 Act (suspension of devolved government) .paragraph 3 of Schedule 1,paragraphs 2 and 4 of Schedule 2, andparagraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 4.(1) If at any time before 25 March 2007 the Secretary of State considers that (were Schedule 2 to come into force) there would be no reasonable prospect that each of the Ministerial offices would be filled in accordance with paragraph 2 of that Schedule, he may make an order bringing Schedule 3 into force on the day following the day on which the order is made.he must on that date make a restoration order providing for section 1 of the 2000 Act to cease to have effect on 26 March 2007, andSchedule 2 shall come into force on 26 March 2007.the Secretary of State makes a restoration order by virtue of subsection (2) , butit appears to him that one or more of the Ministerial offices has not been filled in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 by the end of 26 March 2007.the Secretary of State must on 27 March 2007 make an order under the 2000 Act revoking the restoration order,that order must state that it is made by virtue of subsection (3) and must come into force on 28 March 2007, andSchedule 3 shall come into force on 28 March 2007.makes a restoration order by virtue of subsection (2) , anddoes not make an order by virtue of subsection (3) revoking the restoration order,(6) An order under subsection (1) must be made by statutory instrument.(7) Section 7(4) to (7) of the 2000 Act (affirmative resolution etc procedure) does not apply in relation to an order made by virtue of subsection (2) or (3) .the offices of First Minister and deputy First Minister, andthe Ministerial offices to be held by Northern Ireland Ministers.(1) In section 31 of the 1998 Act (Northern Ireland Assembly: dates of elections and dissolutions) , for subsection (2) substitute—
  • “(2) The date of the poll for the election of the Assembly next following the Assembly elected at the poll on 26 November 2003 shall be 7 March 2007; and the Assembly elected on 26 November 2003 shall be dissolved on 30 January 2007.
The date of the poll for the election of the Assembly next following the Assembly elected at the poll on 26 November 2003 shall be 7 March 2007; and the Assembly elected on 26 November 2003 shall be dissolved on 30 January 2007.

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