{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998/schedule-6A/paragraph-18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998/schedule-6A/paragraph-18.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1998/47",
  "legislation_title": "Northern Ireland Act 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998",
  "path": "schedule/6A/paragraph/18",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Procedural matters relating to motions for consent resolutions",
  "text": "(1) A motion for a consent resolution is to be decided without amendment.\n(2) The question on a motion for a consent resolution is to be decided by a majority of those members of the Assembly voting.\n(3) Where a consent resolution is passed by a majority of the members voting, the Presiding Officer must—\n(a) determine whether the resolution has also been passed with cross-community support; and\n(b) announce the determination of that question.\n(4) For provision about the consequences of a consent resolution also being passed with cross-community support, see paragraph 3(2).\n(5) Section 42 does not apply in relation to a motion for a consent resolution.\n(6) Once the Assembly has decided the question on a motion for a consent resolution which relates to a continuation period (whether the Assembly has passed the motion or not), further notice of a motion for a consent resolution which relates to that continuation period may not be tabled, or if already tabled, may not be proceeded with.\n(7) A reference in this paragraph or in paragraph 19 or 20 to the Presiding Officer has effect as a reference to the interim Presiding Officer if a person is holding that office in accordance with paragraph 16.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 6A inserted (10.12.2020) by The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland (Democratic Consent Process) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1500), regs. 1(2), 2(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/47/schedule/6A/paragraph/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:22:12.253813+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}