Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
POLICE
Made
7th September 2005
Laid before Parliament
9th September 2005
Coming into operation
1st October 2005
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 73(3)(c) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000(1), hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Lay Visitors' Reports Order 2005, and shall come into operation on 1st October 2005.
2. The Northern Ireland Policing Board shall require the report by a lay visitor specified in section 73(2) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 to deal with the conduct of interviews with detainees.
Shaun Woodward
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Northern Ireland Office
7th September 2005
(This note is not part of the Order)
The Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (c. 32) requires lay visitors to attend designated police stations and to report to the Northern Ireland Policing Board about the visit. Section 73(3)(c) empowers the Secretary of State to require such reports to deal with such matters as he may specify. This Order requires the report to deal with the conduct of interviews with detainees.