# Functioning of Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2021, Section 15: Interpretation


In this Act—
“special adviser” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Civil Service (Special Advisers) Act (Northern Ireland) 2013;
“Minister” means—
(a) the First Minister or deputy First Minister,
(b) a Northern Ireland Minister,
(c) a junior Minister,
and the words in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) have the same meaning as in the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2021/3/section/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/functioning-of-government-miscellaneous-provisions-act-northern-ireland-2021/section-15
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