Prospective
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79N.I.In the Schedule (provisions applicable during suspension of devolved government), after paragraph 5 insert—
“5AIf the office of Attorney General is vacant at the time when section 1 comes into force, or becomes vacant at any time while that section is in force, no steps are to be taken to fill the vacancy while that section is in force; but if a restoration order is subsequently made, the vacancy is to be filled in accordance with section 22 of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002.”