Introductory
Title and commencement1
1
This Order may be cited as the Victims and Survivors (Northern Ireland) Order 2006.
2
The following provisions of this Order come into operation two weeks after the day on which this Order is made—
a
this Article; and
b
Articles 2 and 3.
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The other provisions of this Order come into operation on such day or days as the Office may by order appoint.
4
An order under paragraph (3) may contain such transitional provisions as appear to the Office to be appropriate.
Interpretation: general2
1
The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33) applies to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
2
In this Order—
“the Commissioner” means the Commissioner for Victims and Survivors for Northern Ireland;
“conflict-related incident” means an incident appearing to the Commissioner to be a violent incident occurring in or after 1966 in connection with the affairs of Northern Ireland;
“information” includes information recorded in any form;
“the Office” means the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister;
“practice” includes policy.
Interpretation: “victim and survivor”3
1
In this Order references to “victim and survivor” are references to an individual appearing to the Commissioner to be any of the following—
a
someone who is or has been physically or psychologically injured as a result of or in consequence of a conflict-related incident;
b
someone who provides a substantial amount of care on a regular basis for an individual mentioned in paragraph (a); or
c
someone who has been bereaved as a result of or in consequence of a conflict-related incident.
2
Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), an individual may be psychologically injured as a result of or in consequence of—
a
witnessing a conflict-related incident or the consequences of such an incident; or
b
providing medical or other emergency assistance to an individual in connection with a conflict-related incident.