Northern Ireland Act 1998
Cross-community support required for Bill altering size of Assembly
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Provision
- 7A
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source1 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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Northern Ireland Act 1998 · legislation.gov.uk · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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