Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006

Part 2 - Amendments of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 etc

Section 5 - The Executive Committee and the Ministerial Code

Section 5(1) inserts section 20(4) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

Section 5(2) inserts section 28A of that Act.

Section 6 - Power to refer Ministerial decision to Executive Committee

This section inserts section 28B of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

Section 7 - Pledge of office

This section amends Schedule 4 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

Section 8 - First Minister, deputy First Minister and Northern Ireland Ministers

This section substitutes sections 16A to 16C, for section 16, of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

Section 9 - Department with policing and justice functions: nomination etc of Ministers

This section provides that Schedule 6 has effect.

Section 10 - Statutory committee for Office of First Minister and deputy First Minister

This section amends section 29 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

Section 11 - Committee to review functioning of Assembly and Executive Committee

Section 11(1) inserts sections 29A and 29B of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

Section 12 - North-South Ministerial Council and British-Irish Council

This section substitutes new sections 52A to 52C for the existing section 52 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

Section 13 - Community designation

This section inserts section 4(5A) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

Section 14 - Power of Executive Committee to call for witnesses and documents

This section inserts section 28C of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

Section 15 - Strategies relating to Irish language and Ulster Scots language etc

This section inserts section 28D of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

Section 16 - Strategy relating to poverty, social exclusion etc

This section inserts section 28E of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

Section 17 - Vacancy in the Assembly

This section inserts paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

Section 19 - Minor and consequential amendments

This section provides that Schedule 7 has effect.