21Extension of 21 sitting day periodU.K.
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(1)A Minister of the Crown may, in relation to a treaty, extend the period mentioned in section 20(1)(c) by 21 sitting days or less.
(2)The Minister does that by laying before Parliament a statement—
(a)indicating that the period is to be extended, and
(b)setting out the length of the extension.
(3)The statement must be laid before the period would have expired without the extension.
(4)The Minister must publish the statement in a way the Minister thinks appropriate.
(5)The period may be extended more than once.
Commencement Information
I1S. 21 in force at 11.11.2010 by S.I. 2010/2703, art. 2(b)