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38. In section 14 (Central authorities)—
(a)in subsection (1)(a) omit “and in Northern Ireland”;
(b)after subsection (1)(b) insert—
“; and
(c)in Northern Ireland by the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland”;
(c)for subsection (3) substitute—
“(3) Where any such application relates to a function to be discharged under subsection (1) above by an authority (“the responsible authority”) other than the authority to which the application is addressed, the authority to which the application is addressed shall transmit it to the responsible authority.”