Paragraph 15 I1

after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)

For the purposes of this section, “relevant authority” means—

(a)

in relation to rules which deal (or would deal) with an excepted matter, the Lord Chancellor; and

(b)

otherwise, the Department of Justice;

and for the purposes of this subsection “deal with” and “excepted matter” have the same meanings as in the Northern Ireland Act 1998.”;

for “Lord Chancellor” (wherever occurring) substitute “relevant authority”;

in subsections (3), (4) and (5) for “him” substitute “it”;

in subsections (5) and (6) for “he” (wherever occurring) substitute “it”.