S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2020 No. 455  EXITING THE EUROPEAN UNION, NORTHERN  IRELAND  ARMORIAL BEARINGS, ENSIGNS AND FLAGS  The Flags (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (EU Exit)  Regulations 2020  Made  -  -  -  -  24th April 2020  Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)  The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section  8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018( a ).  In accordance with paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 7 to that Act, a draft of this instrument has been  laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.  1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Flags (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (EU Exit)  Regulations 2020.  Citation, commencement and interpretation  (3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954( b ) applies to regulation 2 of these  Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.  (2) They come into force on the day after the date on which they are made.  Amendment of the Flags Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000  2. —(1) The Flags Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000( c ) are amended as follows.  (2) Omit Regulation 2(4) (flying of European flag in addition to Union flag).  (3) In Regulation 5(1)(a) (manner of flying flags), for “2(4) or 3(2) requires or permits”  substitute “3(2) permits”.  (4) In Regulation 8 (discretion to fly flags), for “2(4) or 3(2) requires or permits” substitute  “3(2) permits”.  (5) In Part 2 of Schedule 1 (days on which the Union Flag is to be flown at full mast), omit the  entry for 9th May.  ( a ) 2018 c. 16  ( b ) 1954 c. 33 to which there are amendments and they are not relevant here.  ( c )  S.R. 2000/1347; amended by section 67 of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 c. 26 and S.R. 2003/553. 