The Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Act 2003 (Cessation of Provisions) Order 2011

Consequential and transitional provision

3.—(1) Section 1 of the 2003 Act (the Monitoring Commission) continues to have effect in so far as necessary for the purposes of article 4(1).

(2) Section 3 of the 2003 Act (laying of Commission reports before Parliament) continues to have effect in respect of any report delivered by the Commission to Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom before 31st March 2011.

(3) Section 11(1)(a) of the 2003 Act (Secretary of State reports on the operation of the Agreement) continues to have effect in so far as it requires the Secretary of State to report on the operation of the Agreement until and including 31st March 2011 and for this purpose section 11(3) to (6) continues to have effect (subject to paragraph (4)).

(4) The final report by the Secretary of State under section 11(1)(a) of the 2003 Act must be in respect of a period ending with 31st March 2011, which may be a period of more or less than 12 months as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

(5) Section 11(1)(b) of the 2003 Act (Secretary of State reports on the operation of certain provisions of the 1998 Act) continues to have effect in respect of amendments made by the 2003 Act to the 1998 Act which do not cease to have effect by virtue of article 2 and for this purpose section 11(3) to (6) continues to have effect.

(1)

Section 1 of the 2003 Act provides that the Secretary of State may by order confer privileges and immunities on members and servants of the Commission (including agents of and persons carrying out work for or giving advice to the Commission). These privileges and immunities are conferred by the Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Act 2003 (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/3126) which is made under section 1.