# The Crown Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1979, Rule 63: Interpretation

Extent: N.I.

(1) In this Part—
“the appropriate Minister or department” means—
(a)the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister acting jointly; or
(b)where they, acting jointly, determine under paragraph 36 of Schedule 10 that any power conferred on them by that Schedule in relation to any specified proceedings may be exercised by a specified Minister or Northern Ireland department, that Minister or department; and for this purpose “specified” means specified in a determination under that paragraph;
“devolution issue” means a devolution issue within the meaning of Schedule 10;
“the Judicial Committee” means the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council;
“Schedule 10” means Schedule 10 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1979/90/rule/63 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crown-court-rules-northern-ireland-1979/rule-63
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