Statutory Instruments, &c.
LIST NO. 2 : Friday 17 May 2013

SECTION B

Treaties subject to negative resolution procedure

Some treaties are subject to negative procedure before they are ratified. Section 20 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act provides for a period of 21 sitting days (days on which both Houses sit), beginning with the sitting day after a copy of the treaty is laid before Parliament, within which either House may resolve that the treaty should not be ratified. There are provisions for the period to be extended and, if either House resolves that the treaty should not be ratified, a Minister may lay a statement indicating that he or she is of the opinion that the treaty should nevertheless be ratified (and why). If such a statement follows a resolution of the House of Commons that the treaty should not be ratified, this triggers a further 21-day period during which the House of Commons may come to the same resolution again.

Name of treaty	Laid before the House	No. of days unexpired on date of issue
Miscellaneous No. 2 (2013),-Convention, adopted at New York on 21 May 1997, on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses (Cm. 8590)	21 Mar	8
Australia No. 1 (2013),-Treaty, done at Perth on 18 January 2013, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Australia for Defence and Security Cooperation (Cm. 8603)	11 Apr	11
United Arab Emirates No. 1 (2013),-Treaty, done at London on 24 January 2013, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the United Arab Emirates on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons (Cm. 8604)	11 Apr	11
Jordan No. 1 (2013),-Treaty, done at London on 24 March 2013, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Cm. 8612)	24 Apr	14