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Article 56B Power to give effect to international obligations

Northern Ireland

(1)

Regulations may make such modifications of the provisions of this OrderF1. . . as are considered necessary or expedient for the purpose of enabling effect to be given—

(a)

to any Community obligations; or

(b)

to any international agreement to which the government of the United Kingdom is for the time being a party.

(2)

In this Article regulations

(a)

in relation to any Community obligations, means regulations made by the Department; and

(b)

in relation to any international agreement, means regulations made by the Secretary of State.

(3)

Regulations under this Article made by the Secretary of State shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament in like manner as a statutory instrument and section 5 of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946 shall apply accordingly.

(4)

In this Article modifications includes additions, alterations and omissions.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

1999 NI 6

Notes on the whole Order

Textual amendments

F1

Order repealed (1.4.2007) by Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21)), arts. 1(2), 308(2), Sch. 13 (with arts. 8(8), 121(3), 307); S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)