The Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006 (c 53) is an Act of the

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. It implemented the

St Andrews Agreement The St Andrews Agreement ( ga, Comhaontú Chill Rímhinn; Ulster Scots: ''St Andra's 'Greement'', ''St Andrew's Greeance'' or ''St Andrae's Greeance'') is an agreement between the British and Irish governments and Northern Ireland's politica ...

. It is modified by section 1 of the

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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 __NOTOC__ The Northern Ireland Act 1998 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which allowed Westminster to devolve power to Northern Ireland, after decades of direct rule. It renamed the New Northern Ireland Assembly, established by ...

. 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

Section 7 - Pledge of office

This section amends Schedule 4 to the

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

This section substitutes sections 16A to 16C, for section 16, of the

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

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

Section 11(1) inserts sections 29A and 29B of the

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

Section 13 - Community designation

This section inserts section 4(5A) of the

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

This section inserts section 28C of the

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

This section inserts section 28D of the

Section 16 - Strategy relating to poverty, social exclusion etc

This section inserts section 28E of the

Section 17 - Vacancy in the Assembly

This section inserts paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 to the

Section 19 - Minor and consequential amendments

This section provides that Schedule 7 has effect.

Part 3 - Other amendments

Section 20 - District policing partnerships

This section provides that Schedules 8 and 9 have effect. This section is prospectively repealed b
Part 2
of Schedule 8 to the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.

Section 21 - Amendment of Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 etc

Section 21(1) substitutes articles 1(6)(a) and (b) of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1915 (N.I. 11). Section 21(2) amends article 16(5) of the

Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Vari ...

(S.I. 1997/866 (N.I. 5)).

Part 4 Supplemental

Section 22 - Repeal of the 2006 Act

This section repeals the Northern Ireland Act 2006.

Section 27 - Commencement

Section 27(6) is prospectively repealed b
Part 2
of Schedule 8 to the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011. Orders made under this section
The Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006 (Commencement No.1) Order 2007
(S.I. 2007/92 (C.4)) was made under section 27(3)(a).
The Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006 (Commencement No.2) Order 2007
(S.I. 2007/2491 (C.94)) was made under section 27(3)(b). *The power under section 27(6) was exercised b
article 3
of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 (Commencement No.2) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/371 (C.26))

Sechedule 8 - Reconstitution of district policing partnerships

This Schedule is prospectively repealed b
Part 2
of Schedule 8 to the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.

Schedule 9 - District policing partnerships: Belfast sub-groups

This Schedule is prospectively repealed b
Part 2
of Schedule 8 to the

Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2011 Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...

References

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External links

The Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006
as amended from the National Archives.
The Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006
as originally enacted from the National Archives.
Explanatory notes
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