Section 12 Consultation: Scotland and Northern IrelandI1
United Kingdom
The Secretary of State must consult the Scottish Ministers before making regulations under section 9 that contain provision that would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament if it were contained in an Act of that Parliament.
The Secretary of State must consult the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland before making regulations under section 9 that contain provision that—
would be within the legislative competence of the Northern Ireland Assembly if it were contained in an Act of that Assembly, and
would not, if it were contained in a Bill in the Northern Ireland Assembly, result in the Bill requiring the consent of the Secretary of State under section 8 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
Annotations
Commencement
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S. 12 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 32(1)