{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998/schedule-6A/paragraph-19",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998/schedule-6A/paragraph-19.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1998/47",
  "legislation_title": "Northern Ireland Act 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998",
  "path": "schedule/6A/paragraph/19",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "19",
  "heading": "Outcome of process: Presiding Officer to notify Secretary of State",
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies when the Assembly decides the question on a motion for a consent resolution which relates to a new continuation period.\n(2) The Presiding Officer must give the Secretary of State written notification of the following matters—\n(a) whether or not the Assembly passed the consent resolution;\n(b) if the Assembly passed the consent resolution, whether the Assembly passed it—\n(i) by a majority of the members voting but not with cross-community support, or\n(ii) with cross-community support.\n(3) The notification must be given before the start of the final 5 days of the current period.",
  "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/19",
    "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."
}