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8. In Article 10 (life prisoners transferred to Northern Ireland)—
(a)in paragraph (1)—
(i)for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”; and
(ii)for “his opinion” substitute “its opinion”;
(b)in paragraph (2)—
(i)for “the Secretary of State certifies his opinion” substitute “the Department of Justice certifies its opinion”; and
(ii)for “the Secretary of State would have directed” substitute “a direction would have been given”; and
(c)in paragraph (4)(b)(ii) and (iii) omit “by the Secretary of State”.