25.—(1) The Department may from time to time determine—
(a)the banks at which Northern Ireland departments shall keep the public money entrusted to them, and
(b)the accounts in which that money shall be kept.
(2) The Department may direct that the accounts of any Northern Ireland department which under any statutory provision are required to be kept under separate heads at any bank shall be consolidated in such manner as the Department thinks most convenient for the public service.
(3) Sections 7 and 8 of the 1921 Act (public bank accounts) shall cease to have effect.