Northern Ireland Act 1998
Statutory functions.
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Provision
- 22
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source1 An Act of the Assembly or other enactment may confer functions on a Minister (but not a junior Minister) or a Northern Ireland department by name. 2 Functions conferred on a Northern Ireland department by an enactment passed or made before the appointed day shall, except as provided by an Act of the Assembly or other subsequent enactment, continue to be exercisable by that department.
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Northern Ireland Act 1998 · legislation.gov.uk · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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