2002 No. 319 (C. 27)

JUSTICE

The Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2002

Made

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 87 of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 20021, hereby makes the following Order:

1

This Order may be cited as the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2002.

2

The provisions of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 specified in the Schedule to this Order shall come into operation on 15th October 2002.

John ReidOne of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of StateNorthern Ireland Office

SCHEDULEPROVISIONS OF THE JUSTICE (NORTHERN IRELAND) ACT 2002 COMING INTO OPERATION ON 15th OCTOBER 2002

Provision of Act

Subject matter of provision

Section 9(4), (5), (6) and (14)

Lay magistrates – eligibility for appointment

Section 17

Secretaries to Lord Chief Justice

Section 18(1) to (9)

Qualification for appointment

Section 19

Judicial Oath or affirmation

Section 21

Judicial pensions; pension sharing

Section 46(6) and (7)

Functions of Chief Inspector

Section 79

Duty of Court Service to ensure court security

Section 80

Powers and duties of court security officers

Section 81

Protection of court security officers

Section 85(1) to the extent necessary to bring into operation the provisions of Schedule 12 specified in this Schedule

Minor and consequential amendments

Section 86 to the extent necessary to bring into operation the provisions of Schedule 13 specified in this Schedule

Repeals

Schedule 6

Office-holders required to take judicial oath

Schedule 12, paragraph 53(1) to the extent that it relates to sub-paragraph 2, paragraph 53(2) and paragraph 74

Minor and consequential amendments

Schedule 13 –

in the entry in respect of the Promissory Oaths Act 18682, the repeals of sections 4 and 6 and the repeal of the entry relating to Ireland in the Second Part of the Schedule;

Repeals

in the entry in respect of the County Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 19593, the repeal of section 105(3); in the entry in respect of the Magistrates' Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 19644, the repeals of sections 7 and 9(2);

in the entry in respect of the Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 19685, the repeal of paragraph 2 of Schedule 2;

in the entry in respect of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 19786, the repeal of section 13 to the extent that it relates to section 13(2), (3), (4) and (5), the repeal of section 99(1), the repeals relating to Schedules 2 and 3 and the repeal of Schedule 5 to the extent that it relates to section 2(3) of the Coroners Act (Northern Ireland) 19597, section 105(3) of the County Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1959, section 7 of the Magistrates' Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1964 and paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to the Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968; and in the entry in respect of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Order 19998, the repeal relating to Article 40(2).

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Commencement Order, which is the first to be made under the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002, brings into operation on 15th October 2002 those provisions of the Act set out in the Schedule to the Order.