The Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 set out new devolved Northern Ireland government departments and the Northern Ireland Executive. [1]
Departments created
The Departments (NI) Order 1999 created the following departments:
- Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister
- Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
- Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure
- Department of Education
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
- Department of the Environment
- Department of Finance and Personnel
- Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Department of Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment (later called the Department for Employment and Learning)
- Department for Regional Development
- Department for Social Development
References
- ^ http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1999/uksi_19990283_en.pdf Office of Public Sector Information
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