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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-2009/schedule-1/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2009/3",
  "legislation_title": "Northern Ireland Act 2009",
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  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/3",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Amend section 21A of the 1998 Act as follows.\n(2) In subsections (1) and (6) after “(3)” insert “ , (3A) ”.\n(3) After subsection (3) insert—\n“(3A) The Act may provide for the department to be in the charge of a Northern Ireland Minister appointed by virtue of a nomination—\n(a) made by one or more members of the Assembly, and\n(b) approved by a resolution of the Assembly passed with the support of a majority of the members voting on the motion for the resolution, a majority of the designated Nationalists voting and a majority of the designated Unionists voting.”",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/3/schedule/1/paragraph/3",
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  },
  "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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