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(1)Standing orders shall include provision—
(a)for general debate on a Bill with an opportunity for members to vote on its general principles;
(b)for the consideration of, and an opportunity for members to vote on, the details of a Bill; and
(c)for a final stage at which a Bill can be passed or rejected but not amended.
(2)Standing orders may, in relation to different types of Bill, modify provisions made in pursuance of subsection (1)(a) or (b).
(3)Standing orders—
(a)shall include provision for establishing such a committee as is mentioned in paragraph 11 of Strand One of the Belfast Agreement;
(b)may include provision for the details of a Bill to be considered by the committee in such circumstances as may be specified in the orders.
(4)Standing orders shall include provision—
(a)requiring the Presiding Officer to send a copy of each Bill, as soon as reasonably practicable after introduction, to the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission; and
(b)enabling the Assembly to ask the Commission, where the Assembly thinks fit, to advise whether a Bill is compatible with human rights (including the Convention rights).
(5)Standing orders shall provide for an opportunity for the reconsideration of a Bill after its passing if (and only if)—
(a)the Judicial Committee decide that any provision of the Bill would not be within the legislative competence of the Assembly;
(b)a reference made in relation to a provision of the Bill under section 11 has been withdrawn following a request for withdrawal under section 12;
(c)a decision is made in relation to the Bill under section 14(4) or (5); or
(d)a motion under section 15(1) is passed by either House of Parliament.
(6)Standing orders shall, in particular, ensure that any Bill amended on reconsideration is subject to a final stage at which it can be approved or rejected but not amended.
(7)References in subsection (5) and other provisions of this Act to the passing of a Bill shall, in the case of a Bill which has been amended on reconsideration, be read as references to the approval of the Bill.
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