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  European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill - Clause 21 - Limitation on Powers of Ministers - Regulations Connected with the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol
  
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  @ MP voted aye to limit the powers of ministers when creating regulations in connection with the protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland.
  @ MP voted no not to limit the powers of ministers when creating regulations in connection with the protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland.
  
  The majority of MPs voted not to limit the powers of ministers when creating regulations in connection with the protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland, which formed part of the [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-withdrawal-agreement-and-political-declaration agreement on the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union].
  
  MPs were considering the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill.[1]
  
  The amendment rejected in this vote was:
  :page 25, line 27, at end insertâ
  
  :â(8) But regulations under this section may notâ
  
  :(a) impose or increase taxation or fees,
  
  :(b) make retrospective provision,
  
  :(c) create a relevant criminal offence,
  
  :(d) establish a public authority,
  
  :(e) amend, repeal or revoke the Human Rights Act 1998 or any subordinate legislation made under it, or
  
  :(f) amend or repeal the Scotland Act 1998, the Government of Wales Act 2006 or the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
  
  The rejected amendment was accompanied by the following explanatory statement from its proposer:
  
  :This amendment would apply the usual restrictions on Ministersâ delegated power to make regulations under the Governmentâs proposed new section 8C of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
  
  
  
  * [1] [https://services.parliament.uk/bills/2019-20/europeanunionwithdrawalagreement.html Parliament's webpage on the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill. Parliament.uk website]
  * [2] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-01/0001/20001.pdf Version of the Bill to which the amendment relates, Parliament.uk website]
  
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