
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2022 (Commencement) Regulations 2023.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
2 
The following provisions of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2022 come into force on 7th February 2023—
(a) section 6 (NI ministerial appointment functions);
(b) section 7 (Minister of the Crown appointment functions);
(c) section 8 (Joint UK appointment functions etc);
(d) section 9 (Sections 6 to 8: core definitions).
Steve Baker
Minister of State
Northern Ireland Office
30th January 2023