Introduction

1 This Part of this Schedule has effect in relation to a Northern Ireland department— a the functions of which consist wholly or mainly of devolved policing and justice functions, and b in relation to which an Act of the Assembly provides, by virtue of section 21A(3A), for it to be in the charge of a Northern Ireland Minister (the “relevant Minister”) appointed by virtue of a nomination— i made by one or more members of the Assembly, and ii approved by a resolution of the Assembly passed with the support of a majority of the members voting on the motion for the resolution, a majority of the designated Nationalists voting and a majority of the designated Unionists voting. 2 In this paragraph “ devolved policing and justice function ” has the same meaning as in section 21A (see subsection (8) of that section).