SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3Further amendments of devolution legislation and reporting requirement
Part 3Other amendments of devolution legislation
Northern Ireland Act 1998
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The Northern Ireland Act 1998 is amended as follows.
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Section 7 (entrenched enactments) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1)—
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for “subsection (2)” substitute “
subsection (2A)
”
,
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omit paragraph (a),
c
omit “and” at the end of paragraph (c), and
d
after paragraph (d) insert
; and
e
the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
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Omit subsection (2).
4
Before subsection (3) insert—
2A
Subsection (1) does not prevent an Act of the Assembly or subordinate legislation modifying—
a
paragraph 1(11) or (12) or 2(12) or (13) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018,
b
paragraph 21 of Schedule 8 to that Act, or
c
any regulations made under that Act.
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Omit section 12 (reconsideration where reference made to ECJ).
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In section 13 (stages of Bills), omit subsection (5)(b).
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In section 14 (submission of Bills by the Secretary of State for Royal Assent), in subsection (3), omit paragraph (b) and the “or” before it.
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In the heading of section 24 (EU law, Convention rights etc.)—
a
omit “EU law,”, and
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1
Section 27 (quotas for purposes of international etc. obligations) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1)(a), for “an obligation under EU law” substitute “
a retained EU obligation
”
.
3
In subsection (2), for “obligation under EU law” substitute “
retained EU obligation
”
.
4
In subsection (4), omit “or an obligation under EU law”.
5
After that subsection insert—
4A
Where an order under subsection (1) is in force in relation to a retained EU obligation, the Minister or Northern Ireland department must (in the exercise of the Minister's or the department's functions) achieve so much of the result to be achieved under the obligation as is specified in the order by the time or times so specified.
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In section 98(1) (interpretation)—
a
omit the definition of “EU law”, and
b
in the definition of “international obligations” omit “EU law or”.
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1
Schedule 2 (excepted matters) is amended as follows.
2
In paragraph 3(c), for “, obligations under the Human Rights Convention and obligations under EU law” substitute “
and obligations under the Human Rights Convention
”
.
3
In paragraph 12(1), omit “, the European Parliament”.
I1261
In Schedule 3 (reserved matters), in paragraph 38, for the words from “Technical” to “not” substitute “
The subject matter of all technical standards and requirements in relation to products that had effect immediately before exit day in pursuance of an obligation under EU law, other than
”
.
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In paragraph 1(c) of Schedule 10 (devolution issues) omit the words from “, any obligation” to “such an obligation”.