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3MPs to be disqualified for membership of AssemblyU.K.

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(1)In section 1(1) of the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (disqualification of holders of certain offices etc), before paragraph (a) insert—

(za)is a member of the House of Commons;.

(2)After section 1 of that Act insert—

1AMembers of the House of Commons

(1)A person returned at an election as a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly is not disqualified under section 1(1)(za) at any time in the period of 8 days beginning with the day the person is so returned.

(2)Subsection (3) applies where a person—

(a)is returned at an election as a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly,

(b)on being so returned is a candidate for election to the House of Commons, and

(c)is subsequently returned at that election as a member of that House.

(3)The person is not disqualified under section 1(1)(za) at any time in the period of 8 days beginning with the day the person is returned as a member of the House of Commons.

(4)A person is a “candidate for election to the House of Commons” if the person's nomination paper for election as a member of the House of Commons has been delivered to the returning officer under rule 6 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983 (parliamentary election rules).

(3)In section 37(1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (effect of disqualification)—

(a)in paragraph (a), after “by virtue of” insert “ the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 or ”;

(b)in paragraph (b), after “by virtue of” insert “ that Act or ”.

(4)In section 47(4) of that Act (remuneration of members), for “either House of Parliament” substitute “ the House of Lords ”.

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I1S. 3 in force at 5.5.2016 unless the Northern Ireland Assembly is dissolved at an earlier date, see ss. 7, 28(6)

I2S. 3 in force at 29.3.2016, being the first day after this Act is passed on which the Northern Ireland Assembly is dissolved, see s. 28(6)

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