# Northern Ireland Act 1998, Paragraph 9


(1) Any committee of the Assembly established before the appointed day to advise and assist a Northern Ireland Minister in the formulation of policy with respect to his responsibilities as a Minister shall be treated on and after that day as if it had been established by standing orders under section 29.
(2) Any appointment of a member, or the chairman or deputy chairman, of such a committee made before the appointed day shall have effect on and after that day as if it had been made under section 29.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/47/schedule/14/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998/schedule-14/paragraph-9
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