The functions, immediately before the appointed day, of the Minister or Ministry of Home Affairs for Northern Ireland under the enactments specified in Schedule 2 and under any instrument made under any such enactment are hereby transferred to the Lord Chancellor.

Any reference in the enactments specified in Schedule 2 and in any instrument made under any such enactment to the Governor of Northern Ireland, as respects functions to be discharged by him, shall be construed as a reference to the Lord Chancellor.