Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
2015 No. 255 (C. 18)
Criminal Law
The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2015
Made
19th May 2015
Citation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2015.
(2) In this Order, “the 2008 Order” means the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008
Appointed Day
2. The day appointed for the coming into operation of the following provisions of the 2008 Order is 1st June 2015 —
(a)Article 19 (power to release prisoners on licence before required to do so);
(b)Article 20 (power to release certain prisoners on compassionate grounds);
(c)Article 26 except for subsection (2) (curfew condition to be included in licence under Article 19);
(d)Article 30 (recall of prisoners released early under Article 19).
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 19th May 2015
David Ford
Minister of Justice
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into operation Articles 19, 20, 26 (partially) and 30 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 on 1st June 2015. These provisions provide a power to allow the release of prisoners on licence before required to do so, together with an associated power of recall, and a power to allow the release of certain prisoners on compassionate grounds.
NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Articles 3, 4, 7 (partially), 12 to 15 and Schedules 1 and 2, 16, 18, 21 (partially), 22 (partially), 24(1), (3) to (6), (7)(b) and (8), 27, 28 (partially), 31, 32(1), (2)(a) and (c) and (4) (partially), 33(1) to (3) and (6)(a)(i) (partially), 46 and Schedule 4, 102(1) (partially), 102(2) (partially), Schedule 5 (partially) and Schedule 6 (partially) | 15th May 2008 | S.R. 2008 No. 217 (C. 8) |
| Articles 34, 52, 53, 55 to 59, 62 to 64, 73, 74, 90, 91, 102(2) (partially) and Schedule 6 (partially) | 16th July 2008 | S.R. 2008 No. 293 (C. 16) |
| Articles 47 to 51 and Schedule 6 (partially) | 6th October 2008 | S.R. 2008 No. 383 (C. 20) |
| Articles 67 and 87 | 8th December 2008 | S.R. 2008 No. 472 (C. 28) |
| Articles 75 to 78 | 19th December 2008 | S.R. 2008 No. 472 (C. 28) |
| Articles 65 and 66 | 5th January 2009 | S.R. 2008 No. 472 (C. 28) |
| Articles 79 to 83 and Schedule 6 Part 4 | 2nd February 2009 | S.R. 2008 No. 472 (C. 28) |
| Articles 5, 6, 7 (partially), 8 to 11, 17, 21 (partially), 23, 28 (partially), 29 (partially), 32 (partially), 33 (partially), 35 to 44, 102 (1) and (2) (partially), Schedule 5 (partially) and Schedule 6 (partially) | 1st April 2009 | S.R. 2009 No. 120 (C. 6) |
| Article 92 | 26th February 2010 | S.R. 2010 No. 36 (C. 1) |
| Article 45 and Schedule 3 | 1st January 2012 |
Article 4(1) of and paragraph 32 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976) transferred the functions of the Secretary of State under Article 1(4) of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 to the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland.