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Part 4Devolution of policing and justice etc.

20Provision for entrenching enactments

After section 86A of the 1998 Act insert—

86BProvision for entrenching enactments

(1)Her Majesty may by Order in Council make provision amending section 7 so as to provide for—

(a)enactments to become entrenched; or

(b)enactments that are entrenched by virtue of an Order under paragraph (a) to cease to be entrenched.

(2)For the purposes of this section an enactment is entrenched if section 7 prevents it from being modified by an Act of the Assembly or subordinate legislation made, confirmed or approved by a Minister or Northern Ireland department.

(3)No recommendation shall be made to Her Majesty to make an Order under this section unless a draft of it has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.