# Northern Ireland Act 1998, Paragraph 3C: Section 18 not to apply to relevant Minister

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

(1) Section 18 (Northern Ireland Ministers) shall not apply in relation to—
(a) the relevant Minister, or
(b) the Ministerial office held by the relevant Minister (the “relevant Ministerial office”),
and paragraph 3D shall apply instead.
(2) But the reference to Ministerial offices in subsection (5) of that section (in the definition of M) shall be taken to include the relevant Ministerial office.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/47/schedule/4A/paragraph/3C (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998/schedule-4A/paragraph-3C
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