Click HERE for Marshalled list of Amendments for 03.07.00

1. PRAYERS

2. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BUSINESS

. Second Stage - Dogs (Amendment) Bill (NIA Bill 7/99)

[Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development]

. Motions under Standing Order 39(4)

Ground Rents Bill (NIA Bill 6/99)

Proposed: That this Assembly grants leave to carry forth the Ground Rents Bill (NIA Bill 6/99) to allow its passage to continue in the next session.

[Minister of Finance and Personnel]

Dogs (Amendment) Bill (NIA Bill 7/99)

Proposed: That this Assembly grants leave to carry forth the Dogs (Amendment) Bill (NIA Bill 7/99) to allow its passage to continue in the next session.

[Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development]

Weights and Measures (Amendment) Bill (NIA Bill 8/99)

Proposed: That this Assembly grants leave to carry forth the Weights and Measures (Amendment) Bill (NIA Bill 8/99) to allow its passage to continue in the next session.

[Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment]

Fisheries Bill (NIA Bill 9/99)

Proposed: That this Assembly grants leave to carry forth the Fisheries Bill (NIA Bill 9/99) to allow its passage to continue in the next session.

[Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development]

. Motion for Approval - Fair Employment Regulations

Proposed: That the draft Fair Employment (Monitoring) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 be approved by the Assembly.

[First Minister]
[Deputy First Minister]

3. STATUTORY COMMITTEE BUSINESS

. Final Stage - Allowances to Members Bill (NIA Bill 2/99)

[Mr J Fee]

. Motions to amend Standing Orders

Proposed: That the Committee on Procedures be authorised to update Standing Orders of the Assembly for punctuation and grammar and annually to republish Standing Orders.

[Chairperson of Committee on Procedures]

Proposed: That in Standing Order 8:

In line 2 delete "two minutes" and insert "one minute".

[Chairperson of Committee on Procedures]

Proposed: That in Standing Order 10:

In 10(2)(b) delete all and insert "at the end of each sitting one hour shall be set aside for an Adjournment Debate".

[Chairperson of Committee on Procedures]

Proposed: That in Standing Order 10: In 10(2)(c) delete "on each Tuesday on which there is a sitting".

[Chairperson of Committee on Procedures]

Proposed: That in Standing Order 10:

In 10(6) delete "on Monday sittings and at 3.00 pm on Tuesday sittings" and insert "on each day on which there is a sitting".

[Chairperson of Committee on Procedures]

Proposed: That in Standing Order 10:

After 10(11) add: "(12) A Session of the Assembly shall be that period from the commencement of business following the Summer Recess until the end of the subsequent Summer Recess".

[Chairperson of Committee on Procedures]

Proposed: That in Standing Order 20:

In 20(1) delete "on Tuesdays".

[Chairperson of Committee on Procedures]

Proposed: That in Standing Order 29:
After 29(c) insert:

"(d) Further Consideration Stage: consideration of, and an opportunity for Members to vote on the details of the Bill including amendments to the Bill."

[Chairperson of Committee on Procedures]

Proposed: That in Standing Order 31:

In 31(2) after "three" insert "working".

[Chairperson of Committee on Procedures]

Proposed: That after Standing Order 34 a new Standing Order be inserted:

"34(A) PUBLIC BILLS: FURTHER CONSIDERATION STAGE

(1) When a Bill has passed Consideration Stage and stands referred to the Speaker, the terms of Standing Order 34 shall be applied to the Further Consideration Stage as they would to a Consideration Stage as described in Standing Order 34.

(2) Members may speak more than once in debate during the Further Consideration Stage.

(3) At the completion of the Further Consideration Stage the Bill shall stand referred to the Speaker."

As a consequence, amend Standing Orders 33(14), (15) and (16) and 36(1): in each case before "Consideration" insert "Further".

[Chairperson of Committee on Procedures]

Proposed: That in Standing Order 39:

In 39(1) delete "seven" and insert "five working" and delete "(excluding Saturdays and Sundays)"

[Chairperson of Committee on Procedures)

Proposed: That in Standing Order 46:

In 46(9) delete "a majority of the Members present and voting" and insert "simple majority. Voting"

[Chairperson of Committee on Procedures)

Proposed: That in Standing Order 53:

After 53(6) add:

"(7) The Business Committee shall determine the dates of Recess."

[Chairperson of Committee on Procedures)

Proposed: That Interpretation be amended:

Delete line 4 and insert "Sitting Days are all days Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays and Recess".

[Chairperson of Committee on Procedures)

4. QUESTION TIME (2.30 pm - 4.00 pm)

4.1 Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development

4.2 Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure

4.3 Assembly Commission

5. PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

. Motion - Exclusion

Proposed: That, in consequence of:

the failure of the Provisional IRA to offer up its illegal weaponry for destruction; its continuing threat, and pursuit, of terrorist outrages to secure its aims; its maintenance of an active terrorist organisation; its continuing engagement in murder and other acts of violence; and the fact that it is inextricably linked to Sinn Féin;

this Assembly resolves that Sinn Féin does not enjoy its confidence because it is not committed to non-violence and exclusively peaceful means;

and further resolves that, in accordance with section 30 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, this Assembly determines that members of Sinn Féin shall be excluded from holding office as Ministers for a period of twelve months from the date of this resolution.

[Rev Dr I R K Paisley MP MEP]
[Mr P Robinson MP]

6. ROYAL ASSENT

7. ADJOURNMENT

Current Position of Statutory Rules Referred by Relevant
Committee to the Assembly Subject to Negative Resolution

SR Number and Title	Responsible Comittee	Date Considered	Committee Consideration
SR 217/2000 General Medical Services (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2000	Health, Social Services and Public Safety	21/06/00	No Objection