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(1)The Northern Ireland Act 1998 has effect as if, during the current post-election period, for subsections (3A) to (3C) of section 16A (appointment of Ministers following an Assembly election) there were substituted—
“(3A)In this section “the period for filling Ministerial offices” means the period beginning with 13 May 2022 and ending with 8 December 2022.”
(2)In this section, “the current post-election period” means the period beginning with 5 May 2022 and ending with the day on which a poll for the election of an Assembly is next held.
(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument amend section 1 so as to replace “8 December 2022” with “19 January 2023”.
(2)The power in subsection (1)—
(a)may be exercised before, on or after 8 December 2022, but
(b)may not be exercised after the end of the period of seven days beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.
(3)A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (1) must be laid before Parliament after being made.
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