# The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010, Paragraph 40

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Amend Article 45 (punishment of certain grave crimes) as follows.
(2) For “Secretary of State” (wherever occurring) substitute “Minister of Justice”.
(3) After paragraph (7) insert—
“(8) In this Article and Article 46 “the Minister of Justice” means the Minister in charge of the Department of Justice.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976/schedule/14/paragraph/40 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998-devolution-of-policing-and-justice-functions-order-2010/schedule-14/paragraph-40
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