Commencement Information
I1Sch. 5 in force on 26.3.2007 if, and only if, the Secretary of State makes a restoration order by virtue of s. 2(2), see s. 27(4)(5)
1U.K.The 1998 Act is amended as follows.
2(1)Section 18 (Northern Ireland Ministers) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)Omit subsection (1)(a).
(3)For subsection (13) substitute—
“(13)In this section “nominating officer”, in relation to a party, means—
(a)the person registered under Part 2 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 as the party's nominating officer; or
(b)a member of the Assembly nominated by him for the purposes of this section.”
3U.K.In section 19A (disqualification for certain offices which may be held by members of the Assembly), in subsection (1), for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute—
“(a)be nominated to hold the office of First Minister or deputy First Minister or a Ministerial office to be held by a Northern Ireland Minister,”.
4U.K.In section 32 (extraordinary elections), for subsection (3) substitute—
“(3)If—
(a)the period mentioned in section 16A(3) ends without the offices of First Minister and deputy First Minister and the Ministerial offices to be held by Northern Ireland Ministers having been filled; or
(b)the period mentioned in section 16B(3) ends without the offices of First Minister and deputy First Minister having been filled,
the Secretary of State shall propose a date for the poll for the election of the next Assembly.”
5U.K.In section 98(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “the pledge of office”, for “16(10)” substitute “ 16C(14) ”.
6(1)Schedule 12A (effect of application of section 95A(6) or (7)) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In paragraph 6(4), for “16(8)” substitute “ 16B(3) to (9) ”.
(3)In paragraph 7(4), for “16(7)” substitute “ 16B(2) ”.
(4)In paragraph 8(1)(a), for “the six weeks” substitute “ the period of seven days ”.
(5)In paragraph 8(3), for “16” substitute “ 16B(3) to (9) ”.
(6)In paragraph 8(4)—
(a)for “for an election under section 16” substitute “ under section 16B(3) to (9) ”;
(b)for “of six weeks mentioned in section 16(8)” substitute “ mentioned in section 16B(3) ”.