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Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973

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12Consultation, agreements and arrangements with Republic of Ireland

(1)A Northern Ireland executive authority may—

(a)consult on any matter with any authority of the Republic of Ireland;

(b)enter into agreements or arrangements with any authority of the Republic of Ireland in respect of any transferred matter.

(2)It is hereby declared that provision may be made by Measure for giving effect to any agreement or arrangement made under subsection (1) above, including provision for transferring to any authority designated by or constituted under the agreement or arrangement any function which would otherwise be exercisable by any authority in Northern Ireland or for transferring to an authority in Northern Ireland any functions which would otherwise be exercisable by any authority elsewhere.

(3)Subsection (2) above does not affect the operation of sections 5 and 6 above in relation to the enactment of any Measure.

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