Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002

Prospective

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18(1)Section 74 (deputies and temporary appointments) is amended as follows.N.I.

(2)In subsection (1)—

(a)for “to the Lord Chancellor” substitute “ to the First Minister and deputy First Minister ”,

(b)for “he” substitute “ they, acting jointly, ”,

(c)for “as the Lord Chancellor” substitute “ as they ”, and

(d)for “thinks” substitute “ think ”.

(3)In subsection (3), for “Lord Chancellor otherwise directs” substitute “ First Minister and deputy First Minister, acting jointly, otherwise direct ”.