# Northern Ireland Act 1998, Section 54: British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference.


(1) This section applies where excepted or reserved matters relating to Northern Ireland are to be discussed at a meeting of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference.
(2) The First Minister and the deputy First Minister acting jointly shall ensure that there is such cross-community attendance by Ministers and junior Ministers at the meeting as is required by the Belfast Agreement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/47/section/54 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998/section-54
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