# The Local Government (Standing Orders) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, Paragraph 1: Decisions to be taken by a qualified majority


A qualified majority shall be required in relation to a council’s decision on—
(a) a call-in made in accordance with section 41(1)(b) of the 2014 Act where a practising barrister or solicitor has opined under section 41(2) of that Act that there is a risk that the decision is outside the powers of the council, or is incompatible with EU law or Convention Rights (within the meaning of the Human Rights Act 1998), or is not in compliance with the council’s equality scheme in so far as it relates to equality of opportunity (within the meaning of section 75(1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998); and
(b) the suspension of standing orders, other than those whose provisions are specified in accordance with —
(i) section 40(1) of the 2014 Act;
(ii) section 41(1) and (2) of the 2014 Act;
(iii) paragraphs 2(3), 4(2) and 6(3) of Schedule 1 to the 2014 Act; and
(iv) this Schedule,
which cannot be suspended.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nidsr/2016/9780338004468/schedule/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-local-government-standing-orders-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/schedule/paragraph-1
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