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Ministerial statement under Section 22 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010: Section 20 does not apply Procedures with step depth

House of Commons

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.

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  1. Ministerial statement under Section 22 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010: Section 20 does not apply has step depth 3 in the Treaties subject to the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 procedure

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