C1 Part III Executive Authorities
F1Executive Committee: further provisions
S. 28C and preceding cross-heading inserted (8.5.2007) by Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006 (c. 53), ss. 2(2), 14, 27(4)(5) (as amended by Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2007 (c. 4), s. 1(1)) (with s. 1(3)); S.I. 2007/1397, art. 2
28CPower of Executive Committee to call for witnesses and documents
Section 44 applies to the Executive Committee as it applies to the Assembly, but as if—
a
in subsection (1), for “any person” there were substituted “a senior officer of a Northern Ireland department (within the meaning given by Article 2(3) of the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999)”;
b
at the end of that subsection there were inserted “but only in so far as they are matters in relation to which the Executive Committee's functions under section 20(3) or (4) are exercisable”;
c
subsection (6) were omitted; and
d
in subsection (7), for “The Presiding Officer” there were substituted “The First Minister and the deputy First Minister acting jointly”.
28DF2Strategies relating to Irish language and Ulster Scots language etc
1
The Executive Committee shall adopt a strategy setting out how it proposes to enhance and protect the development of the Irish language.
2
The Executive Committee shall adopt a strategy setting out how it proposes to enhance and develop the Ulster Scots language, heritage and culture.
3
The Executive Committee—
a
must keep under review each of the strategies; and
b
may from time to time adopt a new strategy or revise a strategy.
28EF3Strategy relating to poverty, social exclusion etc
1
The Executive Committee shall adopt a strategy setting out how it proposes to tackle poverty, social exclusion and patterns of deprivation based on objective need.
2
The Executive Committee—
a
must keep under review the strategy; and
b
may from time to time adopt a new strategy or revise the strategy.
Pts. II-IV applied in part (1.1.2007) by The Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/439), reg. 53(6)