Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 9(7)(b) of the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
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The Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of Duration of Non-jury Trial Provisions) Order 2023
Made
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(1)
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 9(2) of the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 20071.
In accordance with section 9(7)(b) of that Act, a draft of this Order was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation, commencement and extent1
1
This Order may be cited as the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of Duration of Non-jury Trial Provisions) Order 2023 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
2
Except as provided for in paragraph (3), this Order extends to Northern Ireland only.
3
To the extent that article 2 relates to amendments in Schedule 1 to the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007, article 2 has the same extent as those amendments.
Extension of duration of non-jury trial provisions2
The effective period in respect of the non-jury trial provisions, as provided for in section 9(1) of the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007, is further extended2.
(This note is not part of the Order)