Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Act 2003 Explanatory Notes

1. Introduction

2. Summary and Background

3. The Act

4. Commentary on Sections

   1. Section 1: The Monitoring Commission

   2. Section 4: Resolutions about exclusion

      1. Exclusion of Individual Ministers

      2. Exclusion of members of a party

   3. Section 5: Secretary of State’s powers in relation to exclusion

      1. Exclusion of individual Ministers

      2. Exclusion of parties

      3. Filling of vacancies in ministerial office

   4. Section 6: Secretary of State’s powers in exceptional circumstances

   5. Section 7: Reduction of remuneration

      1. New section 47A- Resolutions about reduction of remuneration

      2. New section 47B - Secretary of State’s powers in relation to reduction of remuneration

   6. Section 8: Reduction of financial assistance

      1. New section 51A - Resolutions about reduction of financial assistance

      2. New section 51B - Secretary of State’s powers in relation to the reduction of financial assistance.

   7. Section 9: Censure resolutions

   8. Section 10: Secretary of State’s directions: procedure etc

      1. New Schedule 12A

5. Commencement Date

6. Hansard References