5.The main options considered by each of the Departments with policy responsibility were either to take the provisions forward through their own Acts separately or to add the provisions to some other suitable legislative vehicle. It was considered that the provisions would not justify separate Acts and the most appropriate method of dealing with the provisions was through the Financial Provisions Act promoted by the Department of Finance and Personnel.
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