evidence: Power-sharing in the Assembly remained in place. On 29 November 1999, Ministers of Northern Ireland’s Executive branch were appointed. UUP had three Ministers, SDLP had three Ministers, DUP had two Ministers, and Sinn Fein had two Ministers.1 The committee members were also appointed on 29 November 1999, based on the power-sharing provision of the Good Friday Agreement.2 - Nicholas Whyte, "Who’s on the Executive?" ARK, October 14, 2002, accessed January 21, 2013, http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/gwhoexec.htm. [...] After the Good Friday Agreement, the government of the Republic of Ireland passed the Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution Act (1998) on 3 June 1998 as required by the Good Friday Agreement.1 Similarly, the British Government repealed the Government of Ireland Act (1920) in November 1998. The Northern Ireland Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 15 July 1998 and the bill had the third reading in the House of Lords on 17 November. The bill received the royal assent on 19 November 1998.2 [...] Following the referendum, the 19th constitutional amendment in the Republic of Ireland took place on 3 June 1998.2 Similarly, the British Government repealed the Government of Ireland Act 1920 in November 1998. The Northern Ireland Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 15 July 1998 and the bill had its third reading in the House of Lords on 17 November. The bill got the royal assent on 19 November 1998.3 - "The 1998 Referendums, Elections- Northern Ireland," ARK, accessed February 5, 2013, http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/fref98.htm.