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86.—(1) Amend Schedule 1() (the Northern Ireland Policing Board) as follows.U.K.
(2) In paragraphs 6(1)(b), 7(3), (4) and (13), 8(1), (2), (3) and (8), 9(1) and (2) and 12 for “Secretary of State” (wherever occurring) substitute “Minister of Justice”.
(3) In paragraph 13(1) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”.
(4) In paragraph 14—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (4) for “Secretary of State” (in each place) substitute “Department of Justice”.
(5) In paragraph 15—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (2) for “Secretary of State may” substitute “Department of Justice may, with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel,”.
(6) In paragraph 16—
(a)in sub-paragraph (2) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (3)—
(i)for “Secretary of State and the Comptroller and Auditor General” substitute “Department of Justice and the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland”;
(ii)for “Secretary of State” (where it occurs for the second time) substitute “Department of Justice”;
(c)in sub-paragraph (4)—
(i)for “Comptroller and Auditor General” substitute “Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland”;
(ii)for “each House of Parliament” substitute “the Northern Ireland Assembly”;
(d)after sub-paragraph (4) insert—
“(5) Section 41(3) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies for the purposes of sub-paragraph (4)(b) in relation to the laying of a copy of a statement or report as it applies in relation to the laying of a statutory document under an enactment.”
(7) Sub-paragraph (6) above does not apply in relation to a financial year ending before the coming into force of this Order.
(8) In paragraph 22(2) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”.
(9) In paragraph 23—
(a)in sub-paragraph (a)(iii) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (c) for the words from “any” to “Secretary of State” substitute “any reference to the Ministry were a reference to the Department of Justice”.
(10) In paragraph 24(1A)(b) after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Minister of Justice”.