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SCHEDULE 12U.K. Construction of references in existing laws

Office-holders and MinistersU.K.

11(1)A reference toβ€”U.K.

(a)an unspecified Minister of Northern Ireland; or

(b)the head of a Northern Ireland department,

shall be construed as a reference to a Northern Ireland Minister.

(2)A reference to the head of a specified Northern Ireland department shall, in relation to a function, be construed as a reference to the Northern Ireland Minister in charge of the department which exercises that function.

(3)In sub-paragraph (1) β€œNorthern Ireland Minister” includes the First Minister and the deputy First Minister.

(4)This paragraph applies to enactments and instruments passed or made before the appointed day.