Northern Ireland Bill — Exclusion of Ministers from office — 23 Jul 1998

Further considered in Committee, pursuant to Order [17 July] [Progress, 22 July].

I beg to move amendment No. 15, in page 11, leave out lines 28 and 29 and insert--

'( ) because he is not committed to the use now and in the future of only democratic and peaceful means;

( ) because he is involved in acts of violence or of preparation for violence;

( ) because he is directing, assisting or promoting acts of violence committed or planned by other people;

( ) because he is not committed to the total disarmament of all paramilitary organisations and the achievement of the decommissioning of all paramilitary arms, by 22nd May 2000;

( ) because he is not co-operating fully with any Commission of the kind referred to in section 7 of the Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997 in the implementation of the agreement reached at multi-party talks on Northern Ireland set out in Command Paper 3883;'.

Question put, That the amendment be made:--

The Committee divided: Ayes 144, Noes 272.

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