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title: "Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Act 2024"
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# Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Act 2024

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Act 2024
2024 Chapter 2
An Act to make provision to extend the period following the Northern Ireland Assembly election of 5 May 2022 during which Ministers may be appointed.
[25th January 2024]
Be it enacted by the King’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

## 1 Extension of period for making Ministerial appointments {#section-1}

In section 1(1) of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2022, for “18 January 2024” substitute “8 February 2024”.

## 2 Extent, commencement and short title {#section-2}

(1) This Act extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
(2) This Act comes into force on the day on which it is passed.
(3) This Act may be cited as the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Act 2024.