[Part 1 Department in the Charge of Minister Approved by Resolution of Assembly] [by Virtue of Section 21A(3)]
Northern Ireland Act 1998 (1998 c 47) | Legislation

[SCHEDULE 4A Department with Policing and Justice Functions]

[Section 21A]

[Part 1 Department in the Charge of Minister Approved by Resolution of Assembly]

[Introduction

1

(1)     This Part of this Schedule has effect in relation to a Northern Ireland department—

(a)     the functions of which consist wholly or mainly of devolved policing and justice functions; and

(b)     in relation to which an Act of the Assembly provides, by virtue of section 21A(3), for it to be in the charge of a Northern Ireland Minister (the “relevant Ministerâ€) appointed by virtue of a nomination—

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

(ii)     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.

(2)     In this paragraph “devolved policing and justice function†has the same meaning as in section 21A (see subsection (8) of that section).

[Modification of section 16A

1A

Section 16A(3) shall have effect as if, for paragraph (b) (and the word “and†before it) there were substituted—

“(²¹²¹)

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