Citaat:
Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door Hoofdstraat
Dat staat zo in de Goede Vrijdag Akkoorden, er was in 1973 ook al een referendum om zich aan te sluiten bij Ierland. Het is gelijklopend.
'Once in a lifetime' noemen de Britten dat.
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Het is hoogstens om de zeven jaar.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United...pinion_polling
Citaat:
It is hereby declared that Northern Ireland in its entirety remains part of the United Kingdom and shall not cease to be so without the consent of a majority of the people of Northern Ireland voting in a poll held for the purposes of this section in accordance with Schedule 1.
But if the wish expressed by a majority in such a poll is that Northern Ireland should cease to be part of the United Kingdom and form part of a united Ireland, the Secretary of State shall lay before Parliament such proposals to give effect to that wish as may be agreed between Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and the Government of Ireland.
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Schedule 1
The Secretary of State may by order direct the holding of a poll for the purposes of section 1 on a date specified in the order.
Subject to paragraph 3, the Secretary of State shall exercise the power under paragraph 1 if at any time it appears likely to him that a majority of those voting would express a wish that Northern Ireland should cease to be part of the United Kingdom and form part of a united Ireland.
The Secretary of State shall not make an order under paragraph 1 earlier than seven years after the holding of a previous poll under this Schedule.[18]
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