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Justice (Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022
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PART 4N.I.Final provisions
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29.—(1) The Department of Justice may by regulations make such supplementary, incidental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision as the Department considers appropriate for the purposes of, in connection with or for giving full effect to the provisions of this Act.
(2) Regulations under subsection (1)—
(a)except where they amend any text of primary legislation, are subject to negative resolution,
(b)if they amend any text of primary legislation, may not be made unless a draft of them has been laid before and approved by a resolution of the Assembly.
(3) Primary legislation as referred to in subsection (2) is—
(a)any Northern Ireland legislation, or
(b)any Act of Parliament.
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I1S. 29 in operation at 28.4.2022, see s. 30(1)(b)
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30.—(1) The following provisions come into operation on the day after the day on which this Act receives Royal Assent—
(a)sections 21 to 27,
(b)this Part.
(2) The other provisions of this Act come into operation on such day or days as the Department of Justice may by order appoint.
(3) An order under this section may contain such transitional, transitory or saving provision as the Department of Justice considers appropriate.
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I2S. 30 in operation at 28.4.2022, see s. 30(1)(b)
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31. This Act may be cited as the Justice (Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022.
Commencement Information
I3S. 31 in operation at 28.4.2022, see s. 30(1)(b)
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