Northern Ireland Act 1998

[F1 3 U.K. If—

(a) an office of Northern Ireland Minister or junior Minister is vacant immediately before the relevant time, and

(b) immediately before the direction was given that office was held by a person who ceased to hold it by reason of his being excluded by the direction,

that person shall fill the vacancy if he remains eligible to hold that office.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 12A inserted (7.1.2004) by Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Act 2003 (c. 25), ss. 10(3), 12; S.I. 2004/83, art. 2