SCHEDULE 3 Protection for Certain Rights, Safeguards etc in Belfast Agreement
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (2020 c 1) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 3 Protection for Certain Rights, Safeguards etc in Belfast Agreement

Section 23

1

The Northern Ireland Act 1998 is amended as follows.

2

In section 6(2) (legislative competence), after paragraph (c), insert—

“(ca)     it is incompatible with Article 2(1) of the Protocol on Ireland/ Northern Ireland in the EU withdrawal agreement (rights of individuals);â€.

3

In section 24(1) (restrictions on powers of Northern Ireland Ministers and departments), after paragraph (a), insert—

“(aa)     is incompatible with Article 2(1) of the Protocol on Ireland/ Northern Ireland in the EU withdrawal agreement (rights of individuals);â€.

4

In section 69 (functions of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission), after subsection (10), insert—

“(10A)     For functions of the Commission in relation to Article 2(1) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in the EU withdrawal agreement (rights of individuals), see sections 78A to 78E.â€

5

In section 71 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (restrictions on proceedings)—

(a)     in subsection (2B), for “human rights proceedings†substitute “proceedings which rely on section 7(1)(b) of the Human Rights Act 1998â€, and

(b)     in subsection (2C), omit paragraph (a) (including the “and†at the end).

6

In section 74 (principal

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