# European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020, Section 35: No use of written procedure in the Joint Committee


After section 15B of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (ministerial co-chairs of the Joint Committee) (for which see section 34 above) insert—
“No use of written procedure in the Joint Committee
15C (1) The United Kingdom's co-chair of the Joint Committee may not consent to the Joint Committee using the written procedure provided for in Rule 9(1) of Annex VIII of the withdrawal agreement.
(2) In subsection (1) the reference to the United Kingdom's co-chair of the Joint Committee includes a reference to any designee of the co-chair designated under Rule 1(3) of Annex VIII of the withdrawal agreement.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/1/section/35 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-withdrawal-agreement-act-2020/section-35
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