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Northern Ireland Act 1998

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[F18(1)This Part of this Schedule has effect in relation to a Northern Ireland department—U.K.

(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(5)—

(i)for it to be in the charge of a Northern Ireland Minister (the “relevant Minister”) who is supported by a junior Minister (the “relevant junior Minister”); and

(ii)for the persons holding those offices to rotate at intervals determined by or under the Act.29

(2)In this paragraph “devolved policing and justice function” has the same meaning as in section 21A (see subsection (8) of that section).]

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