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3. In this Part, “appropriate minister” means—
(a)in relation to a function so far as exercisable within devolved competence within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998 M1, the Scottish Ministers;
(b)in relation to a function so far as exercisable within devolved competence within the meaning of the Government of Wales Act 2006 M2, the Welsh Ministers;
(c)in relation to a function so far as it deals with a transferred matter within the meaning of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 M3, a Northern Ireland department;
(d)otherwise, the Secretary of State.
Marginal Citations
M22006 c. 32. See section 58A, inserted by the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), section 19.