Paragraph 14A F1

in subsections (1) and (4) to (6) for “Secretary of State” substitute “appropriate authority”;

in subsection (4)(c) for “he” substitute “the appropriate authority”;

in subsection (7) after “made” insert “by the Secretary of State”;

in subsection (8) after “An order” insert “made by the Secretary of State”;

after subsection (8) insert—

“(8A)

An order bringing the code into operation may not be made by the Department of Justice unless a draft of the order has been laid before and approved by a resolution of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

(8B)

An order made by the Department of Justice bringing a revised code into operation shall be laid before the Northern Ireland Assembly if the order has been made without a draft having been so laid and approved by a resolution of that Assembly.”;

in subsection (9) for “or (8)” substitute “, (8), (8A) or (8B)”;

after subsection (13) insert—

“(14)

Section 41(3) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies for the purposes of this section in relation to the laying of an order, a draft of an order or a code as it applies in relation to the laying of a statutory document under an enactment.”.