Northern Ireland Act 2009

4 Amendments to section 86 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 U.K.

(1) Section 86 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsections (2)(a) and (3)(a) for “(whether by virtue of an Order under section 4 or otherwise)” substitute “ other than by virtue of an Order under section 4 ”.

(3) After subsection (3) insert—

“(3A) An Order under subsection (1) in relation to an Order under section 4 may make provision doing any of the following—

(a) transferring to a United Kingdom authority, with effect from any date specified in the Order under subsection (1), any function which immediately before that date is exercisable by a Northern Ireland authority;

(b) transferring to a Northern Ireland authority, with effect from any date specified in the Order under subsection (1), any function which immediately before that date is exercisable by a United Kingdom authority;

(c) conferring a function on a United Kingdom authority or a Northern Ireland authority;

(d) removing a function from a United Kingdom authority or a Northern Ireland authority.”