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Northern Ireland Act 1998

Parliamentary control where consent given.

Jurisdiction
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Provision
15
Source language
English
Recorded status
in force
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Recorded status
in force

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1 Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a Bill to which the Secretary of State has consented under this Part shall not be submitted by him for Royal Assent unless he has first laid it before Parliament and either— a the period of 20 days beginning with the date on which it is laid has expired without notice having been given in either House of a motion that the Bill shall not be submitted for Royal Assent; or b if notice of such a motion is given within that period, the motion has been rejected or withdrawn. 2 Subsection (1) shall not apply to a Bill if the Secretary of State considers that it contains no provision which deals with an excepted or reserved matter except a provision which is ancillary to other provisions (whether in the Bill or previously enacted) dealing with transferred matters only. 3 Subsection (1) shall not apply to a Bill if the Secretary of State considers that by reason of urgency it should be submitted for Royal Assent without first being laid before Parliament. 4 Any Bill submitted by virtue of subsection (3) shall, if given Royal Assent, be laid before Parliament by the Secretary of State after Royal Assent, and if— a within the period of 20 days beginning with the date on which it is laid notice is given in either House of a motion praying that the Act of the Assembly shall cease to have effect; and b that motion is carried, Her Majesty may by Order in Council repeal that Act with effect from such date as may be specified in the Order. 5 An Order in Council under subsection (4) may make such consequential and transitional provisions and such savings in connection with the repeal as appear to Her Majesty to be necessary or expedient. 6 Any notice of motion for the purposes of subsection (1) or (4) must be signed by not less than 20 members of the House in which it is given; and the period mentioned in that subsection shall be computed, in relation to each House, by reference only to days on which that House sits.

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Northern Ireland Act 1998 · legislation.gov.uk · Retrieved 17 August 2026.

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