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 Ireland Ministers shall not exceed eleven.

Shaun Woodward

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Northern Ireland Office

17th March 2009

( 1 )

1998 c.47 .

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