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1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008.
(2) The following provisions come into operation one week after the day on which this Order is made—
(a)this Part; and
(b)Articles 100 and 101.
(3) The following provisions come into operation one month after the day on which this Order is made—
(a)Articles 84 to 86, 88, 89 and 93 to 99; and
(b)Part 2 of Schedule 6, and Article 102(2) so far as relating thereto.
(4) The other provisions of this Order come into operation on such day or days as the Secretary of State may by order appoint.
(5) Any provision of Part 4 or 5 which alters any penalty for an offence has effect only in relation to offences committed after the coming into operation of that provision.
Subordinate Legislation Made
P1Art. 1(4) power partly exercised: 15.5.2008 appointed for specified provisions by S.R. 2008/217, art. 2, Sch. (with savings and transitory provision in arts. 3, 4);
16.7.2008 appointed for specified provisions by S.R. 2008/293, art. 2, Sch.;
6.10.2008 appointed for specified provisions by S.R. 2008/383, art. 2, Sch. (with transitional provisions in art. 3);
different dates appointed for specified provisions by S.R. 2008/472, art. 2, Sch.;
1.4.2009 appointed for specified provisions by S.R. 2009/120, art. 2, Sch. 1 (subject to savings in Sch. 2);
26.2.2010 appointed for specified provision by S.R. 2010/36, art. 2;
1.1.2012 appointed for specified provision by S.R. 2011/371, art. 2