Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 1975
Prisons
The Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 (Specified Organisations) Order 2008
Made
22nd July 2008
Coming into force
23rd July 2008
The Secretary of State believes that the organisations specified in the Schedule to this Order are concerned in terrorism connected with the affairs of Northern Ireland, or in promoting or encouraging it, and that they have not established or are not maintaining a complete and unequivocal ceasefire(1).
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(8) of the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998.
In accordance with section 19(2) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
See section 3(10) of the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 (c.35) which requires the Secretary of State to review the list of specified organisations.