Article 3 provides that, once the designated land is disposed of, sections 1 to 4 of the Northern Ireland Act 1933 will cease to apply to it and that the regulations made under Section 1 of that Act will also cease to apply at that point.
Article 3 also provides for the Secretary of State’s power to require accommodation under Section 93 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 to be applicable only where the Department of Finance and Personnel has the power to comply with such a requirement. This means that the Secretary of State will retain the power to require accommodation to be made available to him within buildings leased by the Department from the PFI provider.