The Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (Commencement No.5) Order 2009

Made2nd March 2009

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 31(3) of the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 20061, makes the following Order:

Citation1

This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2009.

Commencement of provisions2

1

The provisions of the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 specified in paragraph (2) shall come into force on 11 March 2009.

2

The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) are—

a

section 16 (conditions for devolving policing and justice matters);

b

section 17 together with Schedule 2 (department with policing and justice functions);

c

section 18 (power of Assembly to call for witnesses and documents);

d

section 19 (provision for transfer of functions relating to extradition etc.);

e

section 20 (provision for entrenching enactments);

f

section 30(1) (minor and consequential amendments etc.) in so far as it relates to the provision referred to in sub-paragraph (g); and

g

Part 3 of Schedule 4 (devolution of policing and justice functions etc.).

Shaun WoodwardOne of Her Majesty’s Secretaries of StateNorthern Ireland Office2nd March 2009

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 11 March 2009 the provisions of the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 set out in article 2.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
Sections 2 to 5 (periodical canvass etc.)	1.12.06	2006 No.2688 (C.91)
Section 6 (alteration of registers: pending elections)	14.5.08	2008 No.1318 (C.56)
Section 7 (data collection) Section 8 (tenure) Section 9 (annual reports)	16.10.06	2006 No.2688 (C.91)
Section 21 (arms decommissioning: extension of amnesty period)	10.12.06	2006 No.3263 (C.118)
Section 25 (sustainable development)	31.3.07	2006 No.2966 (C.104)
Section 26 (extension to Northern Ireland of provisions of SOCAP 2005)	1.12.06	2006 No.2966 (C.104)
Section 30(1) (minor and consequential amendments etc.) (partially)	16.10.06	2006 No.2688 (C.91)
	1.12.06	2006 No.2688 (C.91)
	14.5.08	2008 No.1318 (C.56)
Schedule 3	1.12.06	2006 No.2966 (C.104)
Schedule 4 (minor and consequential amendments) (partially)
Paragraph 9	16.10.06	2006 No.2688 (C.91)
Paragraphs 1 to 6 and sub-paragraphs 7(2)(b) to 7(5)	1.12.06	2006 No.2688 (C.91)
Paragraphs 7(1), (2)(s) and (8)	14.5.08	2008 No.1318 (C.56)