 This came into force since no executive was formed by 21 October 2019 and could be overruled by a future Northern Ireland Assembly.The DUP described these additions as "undermining" devolution, whilst the Irish republican Sinn Féin welcomed the move.As no executive was formed before 21 October 2019, these provisions required that the Secretary of State introduce legislation to extend the provisions of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 to Northern Ireland before 13 January 2020, and to implement the recommendations of the CEDAW's report on the UK before 31 March 2020, with abortion automatically decriminalised on 21 October 2019.