Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014
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6 Reduction in size of Assembly to be reserved matter
(1) The Northern Ireland Act 1998 is amended as follows. (2) In Schedule 3 (reserved matters), after paragraph 7 insert— 7A The alteration of the number of members of the Assembly returned for each constituency. This paragraph does not include— (a) the alteration of that number to a number lower than five or higher than six, or (b) the provision of different numbers for different constituencies. (3) After section 7 insert— Cross-community support required for Bill altering size of Assembly 7A (1) The Assembly shall not pass a relevant Bill without cross-community support. (2) In this section— “pass”, in relation to a Bill, means pass at the stage in the Assembly's proceedings at which the Bill falls finally to be passed or rejected; “relevant Bill” means a Bill containing a provision which deals with a matter falling within a description specified in paragraph 7A of Schedule 3 (size of Assembly). (4) In section 14 (submission by Secretary of State), after subsection (3) insert— (3A) The Secretary of State shall not submit a Bill for Royal Assent if the Assembly has passed the Bill in contravention of section 7A (cross-community support required for Bill altering size of Assembly). (5) In section 53(3)(b) (agreements etc by person participating in Councils), after “section” insert “ 7A, ”.
6 Reduction in size of Assembly to be reserved matter
(1) The Northern Ireland Act 1998 is amended as follows. (2) In Schedule 3 (reserved matters), after paragraph 7 insert— 7A The alteration of the number of members of the Assembly returned for each constituency. This paragraph does not include— (a) the alteration of that number to a number lower than five or higher than six, or (b) the provision of different numbers for different constituencies. (3) After section 7 insert— Cross-community support required for Bill altering size of Assembly 7A (1) The Assembly shall not pass a relevant Bill without cross-community support. (2) In this section— “pass”, in relation to a Bill, means pass at the stage in the Assembly's proceedings at which the Bill falls finally to be passed or rejected; “relevant Bill” means a Bill containing a provision which deals with a matter falling within a description specified in paragraph 7A of Schedule 3 (size of Assembly). (4) In section 14 (submission by Secretary of State), after subsection (3) insert— (3A) The Secretary of State shall not submit a Bill for Royal Assent if the Assembly has passed the Bill in contravention of section 7A (cross-community support required for Bill altering size of Assembly). (5) In section 53(3)(b) (agreements etc by person participating in Councils), after “section” insert “ 7A, ”.
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