(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Policy Development Grants Scheme 2006 (the “Scheme”) as set out in the Schedule to the Elections (Policy Development Grants Scheme) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/602) for the year ending 31st March 2017 and subsequent years.
Paragraph 2 removes the UK Independence Party (“UKIP”) as an eligible party under the Scheme and adds the Ulster Unionist Party (“UUP”) as an eligible party to benefit from the Scheme.
Paragraph 3 makes consequential amendments to the allocation of the funding as a result of removing UKIP and adding UUP as an eligible party.
Paragraph 4 substitutes paragraph 8 of the Scheme as a consequence of UKIP being removed as an eligible party under the Scheme.
Paragraph 5 substitutes paragraph 9 of the Scheme as a consequence of UUP being added as an eligible party under the Scheme.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.