Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill

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“(3)     Subsections (1) and (2) shall only enter into force after the remaining
provisions of this section have been complied with.

(4)     The Secretary of State shall establish a body corporate called the Northern
Ireland Civil Service Commission (“the Commission”).

(5)     The Commission must publish a set of principles to be applied for the
purposes of recruiting persons on merit on the basis of fair and open
competition.

(6)     Before publishing the set of principles (or any revision of it), the
Commission must consult the Secretary of State.

(7)     Northern Ireland Civil Service management authorities must comply with
the recruitment principles.”