Regulation 3 Amendments of the Northern Ireland Act 1998

(1)

The Northern Ireland Act 1998^f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In sections 6(2), 24(1), 69(10A) and 74(7), for “Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland”, in each place those words occur, substitute “Windsor Framework”.

(3)

In sections 78A and 78B—

(a)

in subsection (1), for “Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland” substitute “Windsor Framework”;

(b)

in subsection (9), for “Protocol” substitute “Windsor Framework”.

(4)

In section 78C(1) and 78D(1), for “Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland”, in each place those words occur, substitute “Windsor Framework”.

(5)

In section 98(1) after the definition of “transferred matter” insert—

““Windsor Framework” means the part of the withdrawal agreement known as the Windsor Framework by virtue of Joint Declaration No. 1/2023 of 24 March 2023 made between the EU and the United Kingdom in the Joint Committee established by the withdrawal agreement.”

(6)

In Schedule 6A (Democratic consent process)^f2—

(a)

in paragraph 1—

(i)

for “Protocol”, in each place it occurs, substitute “Windsor Framework”;

(ii)

omit the definition of “Protocol”;

(b)

in paragraph 2(1), for “Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland” substitute “Windsor Framework”;

(c)

in paragraph 4(4)(b), for “Protocol” substitute “Windsor Framework”;

(d)

in the italic heading before paragraph 21, for “Protocol” substitute “Windsor Framework”;

(e)

in paragraph 21(2), for “Protocol” substitute “Windsor Framework”.

(7)

In Schedule 6B (Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny)^f3—

(a)

in paragraph 1(6), omit—

(i)

the definition of “Framework”;

(ii)

the definition of “Windsor Framework”.

(b)

in paragraph 3(1), insert “Windsor” before “Framework”;

(c)

in paragraph 8(3), for “five working days”, substitute “ten working days”;

(d)

after paragraph 9(3), insert—

“(3A)

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3), a request for information is not to be regarded as unreasonable solely on the ground that the Minister or Northern Ireland department does not have primary responsibility for the implementation or enforcement of the new EU act or replacement EU act.”;

(e)

in paragraph 10(1), for “fifteen working days”, substitute “twelve working days”;

(f)

in paragraph 10(3), for “fifteen working days”, substitute “twelve working days”;

(g)

in paragraphs 11(1), 14(1)(b), 15, 18(1), and 19(2), in each place that it occurs, insert “Windsor” before “Framework”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1998 c. 47.
f2: Schedule 6A was inserted by regulation 2 of, and the Schedule to, S.I. 2020/1500.
f3: Schedule 6B was inserted by regulation 2(3) of, and the Schedule to, S.I. 2024/118.