# Northern Ireland Act 1998, Paragraph 1

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

In this Schedule “devolution issue” means—
(a) a question whether any provision of an Act of the Assembly is within the legislative competence of the Assembly;
(b) a question whether a purported or proposed exercise of a function by a Minister or Northern Ireland department is, or would be, invalid by reason of section 24;
(c) a question whether a Minister or Northern Ireland department has failed to comply with any of the Convention rights...; or
(d) any question arising under this Act about excepted or reserved matters.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/47/schedule/10/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998/schedule-10/paragraph-1
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