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3(1)Amend section 21A of the 1998 Act as follows.
(2)In subsections (1) and (6) after “(3)” insert “, (3A)”.
(3)After subsection (3) insert—
“(3A)The Act may provide for the department to be in the charge of a Northern Ireland Minister appointed by virtue of a nomination—
(a)made by one or more members of the Assembly, and
(b)approved by a resolution of the Assembly passed with the support of a majority of the members voting on the motion for the resolution, a majority of the designated Nationalists voting and a majority of the designated Unionists voting.”
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