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Paragraph 8 Application to existing Acts of Parliament

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(1)

The state aid rights do not apply in relation to aid granted by an existing Act of Parliament.

(2)

For the purposes of this Schedule, aid is granted by an existing Act of Parliament if an Act passed before exit day makes provision that—

(a)

amounts to a grant of new aid; or

(b)

requires a grant of new aid by a Minister of the Crown or any other person.

(3)

An Act does not require a grant of new aid if a power could be exercised, or a duty performed, in a way that would not amount to a grant of new aid.