{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998/section-30B",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998/section-30B.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1998/47",
  "legislation_title": "Northern Ireland Act 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998",
  "path": "section/30B",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "30B",
  "heading": "Secretary of State’s powers in exceptional circumstances",
  "text": "(1) ...Under exceptional circumstances the Secretary of State may by direction temporarily exclude a Minister or junior Minister.\n(2) An exclusion under subsection (1) shall only remain in effect until either—\n(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(b) the Assembly has considered a resolution under section 30(1) or (2); or\n(c) a period of two weeks has elapsed.\n(3) In subsection (1) “exceptional circumstances” include where—\n(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(b) there is insufficient time for the Assembly to consider a resolution under section 30(1) or (2).\n(4) A direction made under this section shall be in writing and shall be laid before Parliament after the direction is given.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 30B inserted (7.1.2004) by Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Act 2003 (c. 25), ss. 6, 12; S.I. 2004/83, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 30B(1) omitted (1.4.2011) by virtue of Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Act 2003 (Cessation of Provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/978), arts. 1(2), 5(d)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 30B(2)(a) omitted (1.4.2011) by virtue of Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Act 2003 (Cessation of Provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/978), arts. 1(2), 5(d)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "S. 30B(3)(a) omitted (1.4.2011) by virtue of Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Act 2003 (Cessation of Provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/978), arts. 1(2), 5(d)(iii)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/47/section/30B",
    "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."
}