Northern Ireland Protocol Bill (HL Bill 52)

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EXPLANATORY NOTES

Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Develop
ment Office, have been ordered to be published as HL Bill 52—EN.

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a)
of the Human Rights Act 1998:

In my view the provisions of the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill are compatible with
the Convention rights.

Contents

  1. Introduction

    1. 1.Overview of main provisions

  2. Limitation of effect of Protocol etc

    1. 2.Limitation of general implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol

    2. 3.Other limitations in interpretation of law

  3. Goods: movement and customs

    1. 4.Movement of goods (including customs): excluded Protocol provision

    2. 5.Movement of goods : new law about matters other than customs

    3. 6.Customs matters: new law

  4. Regulation of goods

    1. 7.Regulation of goods: option to choose between dual routes

    2. 8.Regulation of goods: excluded Protocol provision

    3. 9.Regulation of goods: new law

    4. 10.Meaning of “regulation of goods”

    5. 11.Regulation of goods: supplementary provision

  5. Other excluded Protocol provision

    1. 12.Subsidy control

    2. 13.Implementation, application, supervision and enforcement of the Protocol

    3. 14.Provision of the Protocol etc applying to other exclusions

  6. Excluded Protocol provision: changes & exceptions

    1. 15.Changes to, and exceptions from, excluded provision

    2. 16.Additional excluded provision: new law

  7. VAT and excise duties

    1. 17.Value added tax, excise duties and other taxes: new law

  8. Other powers

    1. 18.Other Ministerial powers

    2. 19.New agreements amending or replacing the Northern Ireland Protocol

  9. The European Court

    1. 20.Role of the European Court in court and tribunal proceedings

  10. Final provisions

    1. 21.Preparatory expenditure

    2. 22.Regulations

    3. 23.Making regulations under this Act: general provisions

    4. 24.Regulations relating to tax or customs matters

    5. 25.Interpretation

    6. 26.Extent, commencement and short title

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