# Northern Ireland Act 1998, Section 7A: Cross-community support required for Bill altering size of Assembly


(1) The Assembly shall not pass a relevant Bill without cross-community support.
(2) In this section—
“pass”, in relation to a Bill, means pass at the stage in the Assembly's proceedings at which the Bill falls finally to be passed or rejected;
“relevant Bill” means a Bill containing a provision which deals with a matter falling within a description specified in paragraph 7A of Schedule 3 (size of Assembly).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/47/section/7A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998/section-7A
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