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(1)In section 29 of the [1998 c. 47.] Northern Ireland Act 1998 (statutory committees), after subsection (5) insert—
“(5A)A member of the Assembly who is—
(a)a Minister of the Government of Ireland, or
(b)chairman or deputy chairman of—
(i)a committee of the Dáil Éireann (House of Representatives of Ireland),
(ii)a committee of the Seanad Éireann (Senate of Ireland), or
(iii)a joint committee of the Oireachtas (National Parliament of Ireland),
may not be the chairman or deputy chairman of a statutory committee.”
(2)In section 40 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (which makes provision as to the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission), after subsection (3) insert—
“(3A)A member of the Assembly who is—
(a)a Minister of the Government of Ireland, or
(b)chairman or deputy chairman of—
(i)a committee of the Dáil Éireann (House of Representatives of Ireland),
(ii)a committee of the Seanad Éireann (Senate of Ireland), or
(iii)a joint committee of the Oireachtas (National Parliament of Ireland),
may not be appointed as a member of the Commission.”
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