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24No alteration of North-South co-operationU.K.

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In section 10 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (continuation of North-South co-operation and the prevention of new border arrangements), after subsection (2), insert—

(3)A Minister of the Crown may not agree to the making of a recommendation by the Joint Committee under Article 11(2) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in the withdrawal agreement (recommendations as to North-South cooperation) to—

(a)alter the arrangements for North-South co-operation as provided for by the Belfast Agreement,

(b)establish a new implementation body, or

(c)alter the functions of an existing implementation body.

(4)In this section—

  • the Belfast Agreement” has the meaning given by section 98 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998;

  • implementation body” has the meaning given by section 55(3) of that Act.

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I1S. 24 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1622, reg. 5(c)

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