# The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010, Paragraph 5

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

(1) Amend section 27 (commencement and savings) as follows.
(2) In subsection (1) after “State” insert “(subject to subsection (1A))”.
(3) After subsection (1) insert—
“(1A) The power in subsection (1) is exercisable by the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland (and not by the Secretary of State) for the purposes of the law of Northern Ireland.”
(4) In subsection (2) after “order” insert “of the Secretary of State”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976/schedule/9/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998-devolution-of-policing-and-justice-functions-order-2010/schedule-9/paragraph-5
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