Point in time view as at 01/01/2024.
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Northern Ireland Act 1998, Paragraph 20.
[F120.(1)This paragraph applies when the Presiding Officer gives the Secretary of State the notification required by paragraph 19 in relation to a motion for a consent resolution which relates to a new continuation period.
(2)The Secretary of State must give the European Commission written notification of the following matters—
(a)whether or not the Assembly passed the consent resolution;
(b)if the Assembly passed the consent resolution, whether the Assembly passed it—
(i)by a majority of the members voting but not with cross-community support, or
(ii)with cross-community support.
(3)The notification must be given on or before the final day of the current period.]
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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