The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Northern Ireland) (Biometric data) Order 2015

Corresponding provision for Northern Ireland dealing with excepted matters

2.—(1) The 1989 Order is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 2(2) (general interpretation)(1) after the definition of “terrorism” insert—

““terrorist investigation” has the meaning given in section 32 of that Act(2);”.

(3) In Article 63Q(1) (use of retained material)(3) before sub-paragraph (a) insert—

“(za) in the interests of national security,

(zb) for the purposes of a terrorist investigation,”.

(1)

Article 2 of the 1989 Order has been amended on various occasions. Of relevance to this Order, definitions of “the terrorism provisions” and “terrorism” were inserted by paragraph 8(1) and (2) of Schedule 15 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (c.11).

(2)

2000 c. 11. The reference to, “that Act” is, by virtue of the definition of “the terrorism provisions”, a reference to the Terrorism Act 2000. Section 32 of the Terrorism Act 2000 Act has been amended by section 37(1) of the Terrorism Act 2006 (c. 11).

(3)

Article 63Q of the 1989 Order is inserted by section 9(1) of, and Schedule 2 to, the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 (c.7 (N.I.)).