Part 5: Northern Ireland Protocol Notifications under Article 10 of the Northern Ireland Protocol Section 49: Notification of State aid for the purposes of the Northern Ireland Protocol
This section applies when the UK may be required, due to Article 10 of the Northern Ireland Protocol, to give the European Commission of a notification or information relating to aid.
	It provides a statutory requirement that no one apart from the Secretary of State may notify or inform the European Commission of State aid, or proposed State aid, where required under Article 10. This does not prevent others doing so on behalf of the Secretary of State where they are authorised to do so. This reflects the status quo, namely that this function is presently performed by the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs via the UK Mission in Brussels. The Secretary of State will be subject to Regulations made under section 43(1) when interpreting Article 10.