Allowances to Members of the Assembly and Office Holders
MARSHALLED LIST OF AMENDMENTS
TO BE MOVED AT CONSIDERATION STAGE
ON MONDAY 19 JUNE 2000
Amendments given up to and including Thursday, 15 June 2000
The Bill will be considered in the following order-
Clauses 1-6, Schedule, Long Title
Amendment 7 [made]
Clause 1, Page 1, Line 13
leave out "Act (Northern Ireland) 2000" and insert "Determination 2000, made by the Secretary of State under section 48 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 by virtue of paragraph 9 of the Schedule to the Northern Ireland Act 2000."
Mr John Fee
Amendment 9 [withdrawn by leave]
Clause 3, Page 2, Line 31
after "1999" insert-
"( ) on the date on which he so ceases, has held a qualifying office (whether or not the same one) for a continuous period of at least six months ending on that date;"
Mr John Fee
Amendment 13 [withdrawn by leave]
Clause 3
As an amendment to Amendment 9,
Line 3, leave out "six" and insert "twelve"
Mr James Leslie
Amendment 1 [not moved]
Clause 3, Page 2, Line 33
leave out "three" and insert "six".
Chair, Statutory Committee for Finance and Personnel
Amendment 11 [not moved]
Clause 3, Page 2, Line 39
at end insert-
"( ) In reckoning for the purposes of this section-
(a) the period of six months mentioned in subsection (1), there shall be disregarded-
(i) any period during which section 1 of the Northern Ireland Act 2000 is in force; and
(ii) any period not exceeding 6 weeks which falls between two periods of tenure of a qualifying office;
(b) the period mentioned in subsection (1)(b) or paragraph (a)(ii), there shall be disregarded any period during which the Assembly is dissolved."
Mr John Fee
Amendment 14 [not moved]
Clause 3
As an amendment to Amendment 11,
Line 3, leave out "six" and insert "twelve".
Mr James Leslie
Amendment 10 [not moved]
Clause 3, Page 2, Line 39
at end insert-
"( ) No allowance shall be payable under this section where a person has ceased to hold a qualifying office by virtue of the coming into force of section 1 of the Northern Ireland Act 2000."
Mr John Fee
Amendment 4 [not moved]
Clause 3, Page 2, Line 39
at end insert-
"( ) No allowance shall be payable under this section where a person has held a qualifying office for a period of less than twelve months."
Mr James Leslie
Amendment 15 [not moved]
Clause 3, Page 2, Line 39
at end insert-
"( ) No allowance shall be payable under this section where a person has been excluded from holding a qualifying office following a resolution of the Assembly under section 30(1) or 30(2) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998."
Mr James Leslie
Amendment 8 [made]
Clause 3, Page 3, Line 3
leave out "Act (Northern Ireland) 2000" and insert "Determination 2000, made by the Secretary of State under section 48 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 by virtue of paragraph 9 of the Schedule to the Northern Ireland Act 2000."
Mr John Fee
Amendment 2 [not moved]
Clause 3, Page 3, Line 3
at end insert-
"(5) In reckoning the period of six weeks referred to in subsection (1)(b), no account shall be taken of any time during which the Assembly is dissolved."
Chair, Statutory Committee for Finance and Personnel
Amendment 3 [made]
Leave out Clause 3.
Mr Francie Molloy
Mr Peter Weir
Mr Seamus Close
Mr Alex Maskey
Amendment 12 [made]
Clause 4, Page 3, Line 17
at end insert-
"( ) The Commission shall be a rule-making authority for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (NI 12) and accordingly in Part I of the Schedule to that Order after the entry relating to the Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission there shall be inserted-
"The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission"."
Mr John Fee
Amendment 5 [made]
Clause 6, Page 3, Line 23
leave out "and Office Holders".
Mr Francie Molloy
Amendment 6 [made]
Long Title, Page 1
leave out from "Assembly" to end.
Mr Francie Molloy