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EnactedNorthern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Act 2022

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Proposed amendments

23 amendments across 8 provisions

Clause 2 6

Amendment #89803#89803Not movedNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
Insert the following new Clause—
“First Minister and deputy First Minister to be referred to as Joint First Ministers

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

Stage
Committee stage
Type
AddClauseOrSchedule
Clause
2
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
Amendment #89806#89806WithdrawnNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
Insert the following new Clause—
“Appointment of First Ministers

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

Stage
Committee stage
Type
AddClauseOrSchedule
Clause
2
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
Amendment #90104#90104WithdrawnAmends text
Amendment text
leave out subsection (3)
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
2
Baroness Smith of Basildon
Amendment #90107#90107Not movedNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
Insert the following new Clause—
“Appointment of First Minister and deputy First Minister

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

Stage
Committee stage
Type
AddClauseOrSchedule
Clause
2
Lord Empey
Amendment #90537#90537WithdrawnNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
Insert the following new Clause—
“First Minister and deputy First Minister to be referred to as Joint First Ministers

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

Stage
Report stage
Type
AddClauseOrSchedule
Clause
2
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
Amendment #90572#90572Not movedNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
Insert the following new Clause—
“Appointment of First Minister and deputy First Minister

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

Stage
Report stage
Type
AddClauseOrSchedule
Clause
2
Lord Empey

Clause 3 2

Amendment #90040#90040WithdrawnNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
Insert the following new Clause—
“Disqualification of MPs and Members of the Dáil Éireann for membership of the Northern Ireland Assembly

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

Stage
Committee stage
Type
AddClauseOrSchedule
Clause
3
Lord Alderdice
Amendment #90563#90563AgreedNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
Insert the following new Clause—
“Transitional provision

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

Stage
Report stage
Type
AddClauseOrSchedule
Clause
3
Lord Caine

Clause 4 2

Amendment #90105#90105WithdrawnAmends text
Amendment text
at end insert “, including by supporting the establishment of the consultative Civic Forum, as provided for under paragraph 34 of Strand One of the Belfast Agreement, and obtaining its views on social, economic and cultural matters;”
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
4
Baroness Smith of Basildon
Amendment #90562#90562Not movedNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
Insert the following new Clause—
“MPs qualifying for membership of Assembly

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

Stage
Report stage
Type
AddClauseOrSchedule
Clause
4
Lord Caine

Clause 5 5

Amendment #89805#89805Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
at end insert—
““cross-community support” means—

The Bills API publishes only the tabling instruction here, not the inserted text itself — the full wording is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
5
Baroness Suttie
Amendment #90106#90106WithdrawnNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
Insert the following new Clause—
“Report on implementation of The New Decade, New Approach Deal

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

Stage
Committee stage
Type
AddClauseOrSchedule
Clause
5
Lord Coaker
Amendment #90152#90152WithdrawnAmends text
Amendment text
at end insert—
This section has effect notwithstanding section 7A of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
5
Baroness Hoey
Amendment #90565#90565WithdrawnAmends text
Amendment text
at end insert—
This section has effect notwithstanding section 7A of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
5
Baroness Hoey
Amendment #90612#90612Not movedNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
Insert the following new Clause—
“Report on implementation of The New Decade, New Approach Deal

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

Stage
Report stage
Type
AddClauseOrSchedule
Clause
5
Lord Coaker

Clause 6 2

Amendment #90151#90151Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
at end insert—
section 56A of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and Schedule 6A to that Act.”
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
6
Baroness Hoey
Amendment #90564#90564Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
at end insert—
section 56A of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and Schedule 6A to that Act.”
Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
6
Baroness Hoey

Clause 8 4

Amendment #89804#89804Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
leave out “at the end of the period of two months beginning with” and insert “on”
Stage
Committee stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
8
Baroness Suttie
Amendment #90557#90557AgreedAmends text
Amendment text
leave out from “force” to “the” on line 12 and insert “on”
Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
8
Lord Caine
Amendment #90560#90560Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
at end insert—
Section (MPs qualifying for membership of Assembly) comes into force on the day of the next dissolution of the Northern Ireland Assembly following the passing of this Act.”
Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
8
Lord Caine
Amendment #90561#90561Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
at beginning insert “Except as mentioned in subsection (2),”
Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
8
Lord Caine

Clause 9 1

Amendment #90559#90559Not movedAmends text
Amendment text
leave out “(Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Act 2021” and insert “(Ministers and Assembly) Act 2022”
Stage
Report stage
Type
EditBillBody
Clause
9
Lord Caine

Other amendments 1

Amendment #90558#90558Not movedEditLongTitle
Amendment text
after “Conduct” insert “, members of the House of Commons qualifying for membership of the Assembly”
Stage
Report stage
Type
EditLongTitle
Lord Caine