SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1POWERS OF ARREST: SUPPLEMENTARY
The Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 (c. 18)
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1
In section 4 (penalties for assisting offenders)—
a
in subsection (1)—
i
for “an arrestable offence” substitute “a relevant offence”,
ii
for “other arrestable offence” substitute “other relevant offence”,
b
for subsection (1A) substitute—
1A
In this section and section 5, “relevant offence” means—
a
an offence for which the sentence is fixed by law,
b
an offence for which a person of 21 years or over (not previously convicted) may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of five years (or might be so sentenced but for the restrictions imposed by Article 46(4) of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981).
c
in subsection (2), for “an arrestable offence” substitute “a relevant offence”.
2
In section 5 (penalties for concealing offences or giving false information), in subsection (1)—
a
for “an arrestable offence” substitute “a relevant offence”,
b
for “other arrestable offence” substitute “other relevant offence”.