[21A Northern Ireland department with policing and justice functions]
Northern Ireland Act 1998 (1998 c 47) | Legislation

[21A  Northern Ireland department with policing and justice functions]

[[(1)     An Act of the Assembly that—

(a)     establishes a new Northern Ireland department; and

(b)     provides that the purpose of the department is to exercise functions consisting wholly or mainly of devolved policing and justice functions,

may (but need not) make provision of the kind mentioned in subsection (3)[, (3A)], (4), (5) or (5A).]

(3)     The Act may provide for the department to be in the charge of a Northern Ireland Minister appointed by virtue of a nomination—

(a)     made by the First Minister and the deputy First Minister acting jointly; and

(b)     approved by a resolution of the Assembly passed with the support of a majority of the members voting on the motion for the resolution, a majority of the designated Nationalists voting and a majority of the designated Unionists voting.

[(3A)     The Act may provide for the department to be in the

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