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SCHEDULE 11
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DEVOLUTION ISSUES |
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PART I |
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PRELIMINARY |
| | 1. - (1) In this Schedule "devolution issue" means a question-
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(a) whether any provision of an Act of the Assembly is within the legislative competence of the Assembly; |
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(b) whether a purported or proposed exercise of a function by a Minister or Northern Ireland department is, or would be, incompatible with any of the Convention rights or with Community law; or |
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(c) whether an action of a Minister or Northern Ireland department contravenes section 62. |
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(2) In this paragraph "Minister" means the First Minister or the deputy First Minister, or a Northern Ireland Minister.
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| | 2. A devolution issue shall not be taken to arise in any proceedings merely because of any contention of a party to the proceedings which appears to the court or tribunal before which the proceedings take place to be frivolous or vexatious.
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