[Part 3A Department in the Charge of Minister and Deputy Minister]

[Part 3A Department in the Charge of Minister and Deputy Minister]

[Introduction

11A

(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(5A)—

(i)     for it to be in the charge of a Northern Ireland Minister (the “relevant Ministerâ€) elected by the Assembly; and

(ii)     for that Minister to be supported by a deputy Minister (the “deputy Ministerâ€) elected by the Assembly.

(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

11B

(1)     Section 16A shall have effect subject to the following modifications.

(2)     Subsection (2) shall have effect as if, at the end there were inserted “; and the deputy Minister (within the meaning of Part 3A of Schedule 4A) shall cease to hold office.â€

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

“(aa)     once those offices have

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