Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill

Rosie Winterton Excerpts

Committee stage
Wednesday 22nd February 2023 Commons Chamber

Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

[The Chairman of Ways and Means (Dame Rosie Winterton)]

With this it will be convenient to consider the following:

Government amendments 3 to 5.

Amendment 1, in clause 2, page 2, line 17, after “Formation” insert

“and Organ and Tissue Donation (Deemed Consent)”.

This amendment is consequential on NC1.

Clause 2 stand part.

Government new clause 2—Organ and tissue donation in Northern Ireland: procedure for regulations defining permitted material.

New clause 1—Organ and Tissue Donation (Deemed Consent) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022: temporary provision—

‘(1) Section 52 (orders and regulations) of the Human Tissue Act 2004 is amended as follows.

(2) After subsection (4B), insert—

“(4BA) During the current post-election period, subsection (4B) applies as if for “the Northern Ireland Assembly” there were substituted “each House of Parliament.”

(4BB) In this section “the current post-election period” has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2022.”’

This new clause is intended to bring into operation during the current post-election period the Organ and Tissue Donation (Deemed Consent) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, which received Royal Assent on 30 March 2022, by temporarily allowing Parliament (instead of the Assembly) to approve relevant regulations made by the Department of Health in Northern Ireland.

Government amendment 6.

Amendment 2, in the Title, line 5, at end insert

“; and to make provision in relation to the Organ and Tissue Donation (Deemed Consent) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022”.

This amendment is consequential on NC1.