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

Corresponding provision for Northern Ireland dealing with excepted matters

3.—(1) The Terrorism Act 2000(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 15 of Schedule 8 (interpretation of paragraphs 10 to 13 of Schedule 8)(2) after sub-paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A) In the application of Article 53(3A) of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989(3) for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph, the reference to the destruction of a sample under Article 63P of that Order (destruction of samples) is a reference to the destruction of a sample under paragraph 20G(4)of this Schedule.”.

(1)

2000 c. 11.

(2)

Paragraph 15 of Schedule 8 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11) has been amended a number of times. Of relevance to this Order, paragraph 15(2) has been amended by section 19 of, and paragraph 1(1) and (8) of Schedule 1 to, the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9). Paragraph 15(2) was previously amended by, and paragraph 15(2A) was previously inserted by, section 17(1), (6) and (7) of the Crime and Security Act 2010 (c. 17) but those amendments have not been commenced and section 17 of the 2010 Act has been repealed by section 115(2) of, and Part 1 of Schedule 10 to, the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.

(3)

Article 53(3A) of the 1989 Order was inserted by section 9(2) of, and paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 3 to, the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 (c.7 (N.I.)).

(4)

Paragraph 20G of Schedule 8 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11) was inserted by section 19 of, and paragraph 1(4) of Schedule 1 to the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9).