Fiscal Responsibility Act 2012
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9 Effect of Act
9 Effect of Act
(1) Nothing in this Act places on any person any obligation enforceable in a court of law or administrative review body.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), a failure to comply with a provision of this Act—
(a) does not prevent the introduction of any Bill in, or the passage of a Bill through, a House of Parliament or prevent assent being given to any Bill, and
(b) does not affect the validity of any legislation, and
(c) does not affect the validity of any action taken by any public official or agency, and
(d) does not expose any person to civil or criminal liability.
(3) Accordingly, no court or administrative review body has jurisdiction or power to consider any question involving compliance or non-compliance with this Act.
(4) This section does not apply to the other provisions of this Part or to Schedule 1.