Point in time view as at 31/03/2022.
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Northern Ireland Act 1998, Paragraph 12.
[F112.(1)The Secretary of State must give the notification of the start of the democratic consent process to —
(a)the Presiding Officer, and
(b)the clerk to the Assembly.
(2)The notification of the start of the democratic consent process must state that the alternative democratic consent process applies.
(3)As soon as practicable after giving notice under sub-paragraph (1), the Secretary of State must take reasonable steps to provide the members of the Assembly with such explanatory materials as it is reasonable to provide in order to assist them when deciding the question on the motion for a consent resolution.
(4)In this paragraph “the clerk to the Assembly” means the person who holds or exercises the functions of that office in accordance with the standing orders or practice of the Assembly.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 6A inserted (10.12.2020) by The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland (Democratic Consent Process) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1500), regs. 1(2), 2(3)
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