Introduction
1.These Explanatory Notes relate to the Functioning of Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2021 (c 3) which received Royal Assent on 22 March 2021. They have been prepared by Mr Jim Allister in order to assist the reader of the Act. They do not form part of the Act and have not been endorsed by the Assembly.
2.The Notes need to be read in conjunction with the Act. They are not, and are not meant to be, a comprehensive description of the Act. So, where a section or part of a section or Schedule does not seem to require an explanation or comment, none is given.