# Northern Ireland Act 2009, Paragraph 3


(1) Amend section 21A of the 1998 Act as follows.
(2) In subsections (1) and (6) after “(3)” insert “ , (3A) ”.
(3) After subsection (3) insert—
“(3A) The Act may provide for the department to be in the charge of a Northern Ireland Minister appointed by virtue of a nomination—
(a) made by one or more members of the Assembly, and
(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: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/3/schedule/1/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-2009/schedule-1/paragraph-3
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