# Northern Ireland Act 1998, Section 86B: Provision for entrenching enactments


(1) Her Majesty may by Order in Council make provision amending section 7 so as to provide for—
(a) enactments to become entrenched; or
(b) enactments that are entrenched by virtue of an Order under paragraph (a) to cease to be entrenched.
(2) For the purposes of this section an enactment is entrenched if section 7 prevents it from being modified by an Act of the Assembly or subordinate legislation made, confirmed or approved by a Minister or Northern Ireland department.
(3) No recommendation shall be made to Her Majesty to make an Order under this section unless a draft of it has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/47/section/86B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998/section-86B
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