Advice and information

3 Exception to Assembly power to call for witnesses and documents

In section 44 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (power to call witnesses and documents), in subsection (4)—

(a) after “in connection with” insert “—

(a)” ;

(b) at the end insert “, or

(b) the giving of a direction under section 5A of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2022 or the exercise of a function in accordance with such a direction.”