The Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006 (c 53) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It implemented the St Andrews Agreement. It is modified by section 1 of the Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2007. Part 2 - Amendments of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 etc Section 5 - The Executive Committee and the Ministerial Code Section 5(1) inserts section 20(4) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998. Section 5(2) inserts section 28A of that Act. Section 6 - Power to refer Ministerial decision to Executive Committee This section inserts section 28B of the Northern Ireland Act 1998. Section 7 - Pledge of office This section amends Schedule 4 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998. Section 8 - First Minister, deputy First Minister and Northern Ireland Ministers This section substitutes sections 16A to 16C, for section 16, of the Northern Ireland Act 1998. Section 9 - Department with policing and justice functions: nomination etc of Ministers This section provides that Schedule 6 has effect. Section 10 - Statutory committee for Office of First Minister and deputy First Minister This section amends section 29 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998. Section 11 - Committee to review functioning of Assembly and Executive Committee Section 11(1) inserts sections 29A and 29B of the Northern Ireland Act 1998. Section 12 - North-South Ministerial Council and British-Irish Council This section substitutes new sections 52A to 52C for the existing section 52 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998. Section 13 - Community designation This section inserts section 4(5A) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998. Section 14 - Power of Executive Committee to call for witnesses and documents This section inserts section 28C of the Northern Ireland Act 1998. Section 15 - Strategies relating to Irish language and Ulster Scots language etc This section inserts section 28D of the Northern Ireland Act 1998. Section 16 - Strategy relating to poverty, social exclusion etc This section inserts section 28E of the Northern Ireland Act 1998. Section 17 - Vacancy in the Assembly This section inserts paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998. Section 19 - Minor and consequential amendments This section provides that Schedule 7 has effect. Part 3 - Other amendments Section 20 - District policing partnerships This section provides that Schedules 8 and 9 have effect. This section is prospectively repealed by Part 2 of Schedule 8