2Organ and tissue donation in Northern Ireland: procedure for regulations defining permitted materialN.I.

(1)Section 52(4B) of the Human Tissue Act 2004 (draft affirmative procedure for regulations defining permitted material for the purposes of deemed consent to transplantation of human tissue in Northern Ireland) does not apply during the relevant period.

(2)Regulations made under section 3(9A) of that Act during the relevant period are subject to negative resolution within the meaning given by section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33 (N.I.)).

(3)In this section, the “relevant period” means the period—

(a)beginning when this Act is passed, and

(b)ending with the next day on which the Presiding Officer and deputies are in post having been elected under section 39(1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

Commencement Information

I1S. 2 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 3(3)