Duty to give notification of the start of the democratic consent process

1 The Secretary of State must give a notification of the start of the democratic consent process in relation to each new continuation period. 2 The notification relating to a new continuation period must be given on the day immediately before the start of the final two months of the current period. 3 The notification must be given in accordance with Part 3 (if that Part is applicable) or Part 4 (if that Part is applicable). 4 The “notification of the start of the democratic consent process” that relates to a new continuation period is a written notification that— a states the date of the first day of the new continuation period, and b states that, before that date, Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom must notify the European Commission of the outcome of the democratic consent process established by this Schedule in relation to the continued application of Articles 5 to 10 of the Protocol during the new continuation period.