
2023 No. 776
Northern Ireland
The Northern Ireland (Ministerial Appointment Functions) Regulations 2023
Approved by both Houses of Parliament
Made at 9.05 a.m. on 10th July 2023
Laid before Parliament at 3.45 p.m. on 10th July 2023
Coming into force 11th July 2023

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 6(3) of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2022.

The Secretary of State considers it to be expedient for these Regulations to be made more quickly than a draft being laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament would allow.
Citation, commencement and extent
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Northern Ireland (Ministerial Appointment Functions) Regulations 2023.
(2) They come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
(3) They extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Addition of specified offices

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(1) The table in section 6(2) of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2022 (NI ministerial appointment functions) is amended as follows.
(2) After the entry for the Commissioner for Children and Young People for Northern Ireland, insert the following entries—“
Member or chair of the Agricultural Wages Board for Northern Ireland Secretary of State
Member, chair or deputy chair of the General Consumer Council for Northern Ireland Secretary of State
Member or chair of the Historic Buildings Council Secretary of State
Member or chair of the Labour Relations Agency Secretary of State
Member or chair of the Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland Secretary of State
Trustee or chair of the Board of Trustees of the National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland Secretary of State
Member or chair of the Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority Secretary of State
Member or chair of the Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee Secretary of State
Member of the Northern Ireland Policing Board Secretary of State
Member, chair or deputy chair of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board Secretary of State
Member, chair or deputy chair of the Probation Board for Northern Ireland Secretary of State
Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland Secretary of State”
Steve Baker
Minister of State
Northern Ireland Office
At 9.05 a.m. on 10 July 2023