Commentary on provisions of Act Section 36: Requirements in Part 2 of CRAGA
Section 20 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act (CRAGA) 2010 sets out certain conditions that must be met before treaties can be ratified. It requires that: a treaty text is published, a Minister of the Crown lays the treaty text before both Houses of Parliament, and that the required 21 sitting days passes without either House resolving against ratification.
	Section 36 of the Act disapplies section 20 of CRAGA in relation to the Agreements. Section 36 enables ratification of the Agreements to take place without the conditions of section 20 of CRAGA having been met.
	Section 36 does not extend to any future modifications of the Agreements to which section 20 may apply.