SCHEDULES

F1SCHEDULE 4ADepartment with policing and justice functions

Annotations:

Part 3ADepartment in the charge of Minister and deputy Minister

11AIntroduction

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 Minister”) elected by the Assembly; and

ii

for that Minister to be supported by a deputy Minister (the “deputy Minister”) 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).