Part II Legislative Powers

General

7 Entrenched enactments.

(1)

Subject to subsection (2), the following enactments shall not be modified by an Act of the Assembly or subordinate legislation made, confirmed or approved by a Minister or Northern Ireland department—

(a)

the M1European Communities Act 1972;

(b)

the M2Human Rights Act 1998; F1...

(c)

section 43(1) to (6) and (8), section 67, sections 84 to F286B , section 95(3) and (4) and section 98 F3F4....

F3(d)

section 1 and section 84 of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002.F5; and

(e)

the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018

(2)

Subsection (1) does not prevent an Act of the Assembly or subordinate legislation modifying section 3(3) or (4) or 11(1) of the European Communities Act 1972.

F6(2A)

Subsection (1) does not prevent an Act of the Assembly or subordinate legislation modifying—

(a)

paragraph 1(11) or (12) or 2(12) or (13) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018,

(b)

paragraph 21 of Schedule 8 to that Act, or

(c)

any regulations made under that Act.

(3)

In this Act “Minister”, unless the context otherwise requires, means the First Minister, the deputy First Minister or a Northern Ireland Minister.