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1 Section 18 (Northern Ireland Ministers) shall not apply in relation to— a the relevant Minister; or b the Ministerial office held by the relevant Minister (the “relevant Ministerial office”), and paragraph 11 shall apply instead. 2 But the references to Ministerial offices in— a subsection (1)(c) and (d) of section 18; and b subsection (5) of that section (in the definition of M), shall be taken to include the relevant Ministerial office. 3 And the junior Ministerial office held by the relevant junior Minister (the “relevant junior Ministerial office”) shall be taken to be a Ministerial office for the purposes of subsection (5) of that section.