Moved by
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
15A: Clause 9, page 5, line 34, at end insert—
“(3) In exercising any of the powers under this section, a Minister of the Crown—
(a) must act in a way that is compatible with the terms of Article 2 of the Northern Ireland Protocol,
(b) must not suspend or seek to diminish any of the other provisions of the EU withdrawal agreement or the Northern Ireland Protocol so far as they relate to Article 2 of the Protocol, and
(c) must not suspend or repeal, or make alternative provision to, domestic law so far as it gives effect to Article 2 of the Northern Ireland Protocol or any other part of the EU withdrawal agreement to the extent that it relates to Article 2 of the Northern Ireland Protocol.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment seeks to protect the operation of Article 2 of the Ireland-Northern Ireland Protocol.