Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006

1. Introductory Text

2. Part 1 Registration of electors

   1. Anonymous registration

      1. 1. Power to make provision about anonymous registration

   2. Periodical canvass etc.

      1. 2. Abolition of annual canvass

      2. 3. Timing of canvass

      3. 4. The relevant registration objectives

      4. 5. Publication and alteration of registers

   3. Alteration of registers: pending elections

      1. 6. Alteration of registers: pending elections

   4. Data collection

      1. 7. Data collection

3. Part 2 The Chief Electoral Officer

   1. 8. Tenure

   2. 9. Annual reports

4. Part 3 Donations for political purposes

   1. 10. Introduction

   2. 11. Part 4 of the 2000 Act: the final disapplication period

   3. 12. Extension of categories of permissible donors

   4. 13. Section 12: supplementary

   5. 14. Modifications during prescribed period

   6. 15. Power to make provision in connection with permissible donors

5. Part 4 Devolution of policing and justice etc.

   1. 16. Conditions for devolving policing and justice matters

   2. 17. Department with policing and justice functions

   3. 18. Power of Assembly to call for witnesses and documents

   4. 19. Provision for transfer of functions relating to extradition etc.

   5. 20. Provision for entrenching enactments

6. Part 5 Miscellaneous

   1. 21. Arms decommissioning: extension of amnesty period

   2. 22. Loans to Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland: increase of limits

   3. 23. Single wholesale electricity market

   4. 24. Financial assistance for energy purposes

   5. 25. Sustainable development

   6. 26. Extension to Northern Ireland of provisions of SOCAP 2005

   7. 27. Responsibilities in relation to the health and safety etc. of police

   8. 28. Duty to fill judicial vacancies

7. Part 6 Supplementary

   1. 29. Financial provisions

   2. 30. Minor and consequential amendments etc.

   3. 31. Commencement

   4. 32. Extent

   5. 33. Short title

8. SCHEDULES

   1. SCHEDULE 1

      Modifications of 2000 Act

      1. 1. Duty of Commission to verify donation reports and not to disclose their contents

      2. 2. In Schedule 20 to the 2000 Act (penalties), after the...

      3. 3. No rights to inspect etc. register so far as it relates to donations to Northern Ireland recipients

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Department with policing and justice functions

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      Extension to Northern Ireland of provisions of SOCAP 2005

      1. 1. Introduction

      2. 2. Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland to be an Investigating Authority

      3. 3. Offences to which Chapter 1 of Part 2 applies to include certain Northern Ireland offences

      4. 4. Member of staff of SOCA not to be “appropriate person” in application of Chapter to Northern Ireland

      5. 5. Restrictions on requiring information etc.: modification for Northern Ireland

      6. 6. Restrictions on use of statements: modification for Northern Ireland

      7. 7. Power to enter and seize documents: applications for warrants in Northern Ireland

      8. 8. Offences in connection with disclosure notices etc.: modification of penalties

      9. 9. Extension to Northern Ireland of sections 60 to 67, 69 and 70 of SOCAP 2005

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      Minor and consequential amendments

      1. Part 1 Registration of electors

         1. 1. Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (c. 14 (N. I.))

         2. 2. Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2)

         3. 3. In section 13 (publication of registers), in subsection (5)(b), for...

         4. 4. (1) Amend section 13A (alteration of registers) as follows.

         5. 5. For section 58 substitute— Registration appeals: Northern Ireland (1) An appeal lies to the county court—

         6. 6. (1) Amend Schedule 1 (parliamentary elections rules) as follows.

         7. 7. Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 (c. 3)

         8. 8. Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22)

      2. Part 2 The Chief Electoral Officer

         1. 9. Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (c. 14 (N. I.))

      3. Part 3 Devolution of policing and justice functions etc.

         1. 10. Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47)

         2. 11. In section 96(2) (orders and regulations), after “section” insert “4(6),”....

         3. 12. In Schedule 2 (excepted matters), in paragraph 3 (international relations...

         4. 13. (1) Amend Schedule 3 (reserved matters) as follows.

         5. 14. Inquiries Act 2005 (c. 12)

      4. Part 4 Financial assistance for energy purposes

         1. 15. Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/419 (N.I. 6))

   5. SCHEDULE 5

      Repeals and revocations