Moved by
Baroness Suttie
40: Clause 20, page 10, line 32, at end insert—
“but this section does not have effect unless it has previously been approved by a resolution of the Northern Ireland Assembly.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment would prevent the Bill’s proposed departure from the terms of the Northern Ireland Protocol, or from any related provision of the EU withdrawal agreement, in respect of the previously agreed role of the European Court (CJEU) unless Clause 20 had first been approved by the Northern Ireland Assembly.