29ACommittee to review functioning of Assembly and Executive Committee

1

Standing orders shall make provision—

a

for establishing a committee to examine such matters relating to the functioning of the Assembly and the Executive Committee as may be specified in the standing orders;

b

in relation to the membership of the committee; and

c

for regulating proceedings of the committee.

2

Standing orders shall provide for the committee to make reports—

a

to the Assembly; and

b

to the Executive Committee.

3

The committee shall, by no later than 1 May 2015, make a report on the operation of the provisions of Parts 3 and 4 of this Act—

a

to the Secretary of State;

b

to the Assembly; and

c

to the Executive Committee.

29BReview of operation of sections 16A to 16C

1

Standing orders shall require the committee established by virtue of section 29A to consider—

a

the operation of sections 16A to 16C; and

b

in particular, whether to recommend that the Secretary of State should make an order amending this Act and any other enactment so far as may be necessary to secure that they have effect, as from the date of the election of the 2011 Assembly, as if the executive selection amendments had not been made.

2

In subsection (1)—

• “the 2011 Assembly” means the Assembly due to be elected under section 31 in 2011;

• “the executive selection amendments” means the amendments made by section 8 of, and paragraphs 1, 2(1) and (2) and 3 to 14 of Schedule 5 to, the Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006.