Section 49 — Notification of state aid for the purposes of the Northern Ireland Protocol

This version in force from 2020-12-31

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

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(1) No public authority apart from the Secretary of State may comply with a requirement of a provision of EU law applied to the United Kingdom by Article 10 of the Northern Ireland Protocol (state aid) to give the European Commission a notification or information relating to aid.

(2) In subsection (1), “public authority” means a person who exercises functions of a public nature.