The same could be said of the North-South bodies, which are the subject of the legislation. The work of the North-South bodies to date can be described as one of the key outworkings of the Good Friday Agreement. These six bodies represent a new direction in public administration on this island. They are statutory bodies which perform necessary public functions, not separately in either jurisdiction, but on a cross-Border and all-island basis. They are jointly funded and directed by the two Administrations on the island, acting as one, in the form of the North-South Ministerial Council.