Paragraph 19 Outcome of process: Presiding Officer to notify Secretary of StateF1

United Kingdom

(1)

This paragraph applies when the Assembly decides the question on a motion for a consent resolution which relates to a new continuation period.

(2)

The Presiding Officer must give the Secretary of State written notification of the following matters—

(a)

whether or not the Assembly passed the consent resolution;

(b)

if the Assembly passed the consent resolution, whether the Assembly passed it—

(i)

by a majority of the members voting but not with cross-community support, or

(ii)

with cross-community support.

(3)

The notification must be given before the start of the final 5 days of the current period.

Annotations

F1: 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)