Paragraph 20 Outcome of process: Secretary of State to notify European CommissionF1

United Kingdom

(1)

This paragraph applies when the Presiding Officer gives the Secretary of State the notification required by paragraph 19 in relation to a motion for a consent resolution which relates to a new continuation period.

(2)

The Secretary of State must give the European Commission 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 on or before the final day of the current period.

Annotations

Textual amendments

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)