Annex A - Territorial extent and application in the United Kingdom
- The Act extends only to Northern Ireland.
Provision Extends to E & W and applies to England? Extends to E & W and applies to Wales? Extends and applies to Scotland? Extends and applies to Northern Ireland? Sections 1-8 No No No Yes Schedules 1 & 2 No No No Yes
Subject matter and legislative competence of devolved legislatures
- All of the content of this Act affects matters within the devolved (transferred) competence of the Northern Ireland Assembly. The Sewel Convention sets out that the UK Government will not normally legislate in an area of devolved competence without the agreement of the devolved legislatures. In the absence of the Executive and a sitting Assembly, and given the pressing need to ensure that public services can continue to be delivered within Northern Ireland, there is neither the time available nor the practical ability for the Assembly to provide a Legislative Consent Motion. The UK Government is clear, therefore, that the circumstances in which this Act will be introduced would come within the exception allowed by the Convention.
