Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006 (c. 53)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5 Executive selection: consequential amendments

Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 33)

13 After paragraph 8 insert—

“Modification of section 16A

8A Section 16A(3) shall have effect as if, for paragraph (b) (and the word “and” before it) there were substituted—

“(aa) once those offices have been filled, the relevant Ministerial office (within the meaning of Part 3 of Schedule 4A) and the relevant junior Ministerial office (within that meaning) shall be filled by applying paragraph 11(3) to (6) of that Schedule; and

(b) once those offices have been filled, the other Ministerial offices to be held by Northern Ireland Ministers shall be filled by applying section 18(2) to (6).””