SCHEDULE 4 Annex A to Strand One of Belfast Agreement
Northern Ireland Act 1998 (1998 c 47) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 4 Annex A to Strand One of Belfast Agreement

Section 16(10)

Pledge of Office

To pledge:

(a)     to discharge in good faith all the duties of office;

(b)     commitment to non-violence and exclusively peaceful and democratic means;

(c)     to serve all the people of Northern Ireland equally, and to act in accordance with the general obligations on government to promote equality and prevent discrimination;

[(ca)     to promote the interests of the whole community represented in the Northern Ireland Assembly towards the goal of a shared future;

(cb)     to participate fully in the Executive Committee, the North-South Ministerial Council and the British-Irish Council;

(cc)     to observe the joint nature of the offices of First Minister and deputy First Minister;

(cd)     to uphold the rule of law based as it is on the fundamental principles of fairness, impartiality and democratic accountability, including support for policing and the courts as set out in paragraph 6 of the St Andrews Agreement;]

[(ce)     to support

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