# Department of Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2010, Section 2: Minister in charge of Department of Justice


(1) The Department of Justice is to be in the charge of a Northern Ireland Minister appointed by virtue of a nomination—
(a) made by one or more members of the Assembly; and
(b) approved by a resolution of the Assembly passed with the support of—
(i) a majority of the members voting on the motion for the resolution,
(ii) a majority of the designated Nationalists voting, and
(iii) a majority of the designated Unionists voting.
(2) Expressions used in subsection (1) and in the Northern Ireland Act 1998 have the same meanings in that subsection as in that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2010/3/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/department-of-justice-act-northern-ireland-2010/section-2
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