Excepted and reserved matters
10Civil Service Commissioners for Northern Ireland
1
In paragraph 21 of Schedule 2 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (excepted matters), after “Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973” insert “
, other than section 36(1)(c),
”
.
2
In paragraph 16 of Schedule 3 to that Act (reserved matters), omit “functions and procedures of the”.
3
Section 4 of that Act (transferred, excepted and reserved matters) is amended as follows.
4
In subsection (2), for “and (3)” substitute “
to (3D)
”
.
5
After subsection (3) insert—
3A
The Secretary of State shall not lay before Parliament under subsection (2) the draft of an Order amending paragraph 16 of Schedule 3 (Civil Service Commissioners for Northern Ireland) unless the Secretary of State has, at least three months before laying the draft, laid a report before Parliament.
3B
The report under subsection (3A) must set out the Secretary of State's view of the effect (if any) that the Order would have on—
a
the independence of the Civil Service Commissioners for Northern Ireland;
b
the application of the principle that persons should be selected for appointment to the Northern Ireland Civil Service on merit on the basis of fair and open competition; and
c
the impartiality of the Northern Ireland Civil Service.