Statutory Instruments
2009 No. 723
Northern Ireland
Constitutional Law
The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Ministerial Offices) Order 2009
Made
17th March 2009
Laid before Parliament
19th March 2009
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 17(4) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998( 1 ), makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Ministerial Offices) Order 2009 and shall come into force 21 days after the date it is laid before Parliament.
2. The number of Ministerial offices to be held by Northern IrelandMinisters shall not exceed eleven.
Shaun Woodward
One of Her Majestyβs Principal Secretaries of State
Northern Ireland Office
17th March 2009