UKPGA-2000-42 — Disqualifications Act 2000

preamble

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

s. 1 — Amendment of section 1(1)(e) of the Disqualification Acts.

s. 1(1)

Section 1(1)(e) of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 and section 1(1)(e) of the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (disqualification of member of the legislature of any country or territory outside the Commonwealth) are amended as follows.

s. 1(2)

After “Commonwealth” insert “ (other than Ireland) ”.

s. 2 — Disqualification for certain offices which may be held by members of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

In the Northern Ireland Act 1998, after section 19, insert—

s. 3 — Disqualification for certain Assembly offices.

s. 3(1)

In section 29 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (statutory committees), after subsection (5) insert—

s. 3(2)

In section 40 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (which makes provision as to the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission), after subsection (3) insert—

s. 4 — Consequential repeal.

Section 36(5) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (which has the effect of allowing a member of Seanad Éireann to be a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly) is repealed.

s. 5 — Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Disqualifications Act 2000.