The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendments No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Amendment to the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Disclosure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

3.—(1) The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Disclosure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008(1) are amended as follows.

(2) After regulation 11 (fingerprinting) insert—

Minimum age for applicants for certificates

12.  The minimum age for an applicant to make an application under sections 113A, 113B, 114 or 116 of the 1997 Act is 16 years or over at the time of making the application, except where the application is made for a prescribed purpose under regulation 9(d), (e) or (f)..

(1)

S.I. 2008/542 as amended by S.I. 2009/2495, S.I. 2009/3334, S.R. 2012 No. 321, S.R. 2012 No. 446 S.R. 2014 No. 28 and S.R. 2014 No. 265; the Secretary of State’s functions under these Regulations are transferred to the Department of Justice by Article 17 of S.I. 2010/976.