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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998/schedule-12/paragraph-11",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1998/47",
  "legislation_title": "Northern Ireland Act 1998",
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  "path": "schedule/12/paragraph/11",
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  "number": "11",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) A reference to—\n(a) an unspecified Minister of Northern Ireland; or\n(b) the head of a Northern Ireland department,\nshall be construed as a reference to a Northern Ireland Minister.\n(2) A reference to the head of a specified Northern Ireland department shall, in relation to a function, be construed as a reference to the Northern Ireland Minister in charge of the department which exercises that function.\n(3) In sub-paragraph (1) “Northern Ireland Minister” includes the First Minister and the deputy First Minister.\n(4) This paragraph applies to enactments and instruments passed or made before the appointed day.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/47/schedule/12/paragraph/11",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:22:12.253813+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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