Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
JUSTICE
Made
9th October 2002
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 87 of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002(1), 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 Reid
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
Northern Ireland Office
9th 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 1868(2), 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) 1959(3), the repeal of section 105(3); in the entry in respect of the Magistrates' Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1964(4), the repeals of sections 7 and 9(2); | |
| in the entry in respect of the Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968(5), the repeal of paragraph 2 of Schedule 2; | |
| in the entry in respect of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978(6), 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) 1959(7), 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 1999(8), 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.