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Northern Ireland Bill

With this it will be convenient to discuss the following amendments: No. 16, page 1, line 9, at end insert—"‘(1A) Each candidate for either office under subsection (1)(a) above must stand for election jointly with a candidate for the other office.’." No. 17, page 1, line 9, at end insert—"‘(1A) Two candidates standing jointly for the purposes of an election under subsection (1)(a) above shall not be elected to the two offices without the support of—" (a) a majority of the members voting in the election, (b) a majority of the designated Nationalists voting, and (c) a majority of the designated Unionists voting.'. No. 21, in schedule 1, page 4, line 5, leave out first 'Assembly' and insert 'Forum'. No. 22, in page 4, line 5, leave out second 'Assembly' and insert 'Forum'. No. 8, in page 4, line 9, at end insert 'and to give effect to the agreement reached at the multi-party talks on Northern Ireland set out in Command Paper 3883.'. No. 23, in page 4, line 15, leave out sub-sub-paragraph 1(a). No. 4, in page 4, line 18, leave out from 'officers' to end of line 19. No. 25, in page 4, line 19, at end insert— '(1A) A person shall not be elected under sub-sub-paragraph 3(1)(b) above or sub-sub-paragraph 3(3)(b) below without cross-community support. (1B) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1A) above "cross-community support" shall have the same meaning as in subsection 39(7) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.'. No. 24, in page 4, line 26, leave out sub-sub-paragraph 3(a). No. 26, in page 4, line 32, leave out paragraph 4. No. 27, in page 5, line 18, leave out paragraph 6. No. 6, in page 5, line 20, at end insert— 'Assembly control of Orders in Council 7 Paragraph 2 of the Schedule to the 2000 Act is replaced by— "Parliamentary and Assembly control of Orders in Council 2(1) Except where sub-paragraph (2) applies, an Order in Council may not be made under paragraph 1(1) unless each of the following conditions is met— (a) Condition 1 is that a draft of the Order has been referred under section 1(1) of the Northern Ireland Act 2006 to the Assembly; (b) Condition 2 is that a meeting of the Assembly has taken place at which it has had the opportunity to consider the draft of the Order; (c) Condition 3 is that the Assembly at that meeting has not expressed by resolution passed with cross-community support its opposition to the draft of the Order; (d) Condition 4 is that the draft of the Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament. (2) This sub-paragraph applies where the Order declares that the Secretary of State has advised Her Majesty that because of the urgency of the matter it is necessary to make the Order without meeting any of the conditions in sub-paragraph (1). (3) Where an Order contains a declaration under sub-paragraph (2) it— (a) must be laid before Parliament after being made; and (b) ceases to have effect if it is not approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament before the end of the relevant period. (4) Where an Order contains a declaration under sub-paragraph (2) it— (a) must be referred to the Assembly under section 1(1) of the Northern Ireland Act 2006 after being made; and (b) ceases to have effect if before the end of the relevant period— (i) the Assembly has not had an opportunity to consider the Order; or (ii) the Assembly has passed a resolution with cross community support expressing its opposition to the Order. (5) But sub-paragraphs (3)(b) and (4)(b) do not prejudice— (a) anything done under the Order before it ceased to have effect; or (b) the making of a new Order. (6) In this paragraph— "the Assembly" means the Assembly referred to in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 2006; "the relevant period" means the period of 40 days beginning with the date on which the Order is made.'.