Ministerial statement under Section 22 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010: Section 20 does not apply Business items
A step of type Business step.
Allows a Minister to certify that a treaty can be ratified although it has not met the requirements of section 20 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010. It applies in exceptional circumstances. These are not defined. The only restriction on a Minister using the power under section 22 is if either House has already resolved that the treaty should not be ratified.
There are 2 business items.
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Protocol, done at Brussels on 5 July 2022, to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Kingdom of Sweden
On 6 July 2022, as part of a work package subject to the Treaties subject to the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 procedure.
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Protocol, done at Brussels on 5 July 2022, to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of Finland
On 6 July 2022, as part of a work package subject to the Treaties subject to the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 procedure.