It just applies to the special provisions relating to NI and if I am reading it correctly the first opportunity to vote would be just before 4 years after the e

It just applies to the special provisions relating to NI and if I am reading it correctly the first opportunity to vote would be just before 4 years after the end of the transition period. The next vote would be in another 4 years if the decision is made by a simple majority or 8 years if it has cross community support. And on the big issue of what happens if Stormont isn't in session to vote (maybe the most likely possibility), the UK is also supposed to come up with an "alternative democratic consent process" according to the "unilateral declaration" that the agreement requires (:/). Nothing else is specified about that alternative process except that Stormont take priority if possible. The wording of the agreement indicates that a vote (of some sort) must happen for the NI status to change. The "unilateral declaration" also specifies that if a vote to continue the agreement does not have cross-community support then there will be an "independent review" lasting no more than two years to attempt to find changes that would have cross-community agreement. The two documents are available at (particularly Article 18 on page 15 in the first document): https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/beta-political/files/revised_withdrawal_agreement_including_protocol_on_ireland_and_nothern_ireland.pdf https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/beta-political/files/r... https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/840232/Unilateral_Declaration_on_Consent.pdf https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/...