Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2004

SCHEDULES

Section 1

SCHEDULE 1N.I.Transfer to Lord Chancellor of functions relating to Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission

1N.I.In section 2(2) of the 2002 Act for “First Minister and deputy First Minister, acting jointly,” substitute “ Lord Chancellor ”.

2N.I.In section 3(2)(b) of the 2002 Act for “First Minister and deputy First Minister, acting jointly” substitute “ Lord Chancellor ”.

3N.I.F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

4(1)Section 90 of the 2002 Act is amended as follows.N.I.

(2)Omit subsections (2) and (3).

(3)In subsection (4) after “section” insert “ 2(2)(b), ”.

(4)In subsection (5)(a) after “section” insert “ 2(2)(a) or (c), ”.

5(1)Schedule 2 to the 2002 Act is amended as follows.N.I.

(2)In paragraph 1(2) for “First Minister and deputy First Minister, acting jointly,” substitute “ Lord Chancellor ”.

(3)In paragraph 1(3) for “Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister” substitute “ Lord Chancellor ”.

(4)In paragraph 2(3) for “Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister” substitute “ Lord Chancellor ”.

(5)In paragraph 2(4) for “First Minister and deputy First Minister, acting jointly,” substitute “ Lord Chancellor ”.

(6)In paragraph 3 for “First Minister and deputy First Minister, acting jointly,” substitute “ Lord Chancellor ”.

(7)In paragraph 4(1) for “First Minister and deputy First Minister” substitute “ Lord Chancellor ”.

(8)For paragraph 4(3) substitute—

“(3)Employment as a member of staff of the Commission is among the kinds of employment to which a superannuation scheme under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972 can apply: and, accordingly, in Schedule 1 to that Act (employments, etc, to which section 1 can apply), at the appropriate place in the list of “Royal Commissions and other Commissions” insert— “ Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission ”.”

(9)In paragraph 5(5) for “Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister” substitute “ Lord Chancellor ”.

(10)In paragraph 5(6) for “First Minister and deputy First Minister, acting jointly, must lay before the Assembly” substitute “ Lord Chancellor must lay before each House of Parliament ” and for “their Office” substitute “ him ”.

(11)In paragraph 5(7) for “the Assembly” substitute “ each House of Parliament ”.

(12)In paragraph 6 for “First Minister and deputy First Minister, acting jointly,” substitute “ Lord Chancellor ”.

(13)In paragraph 7(2) for “First Minister and deputy First Minister, acting jointly, direct” substitute “ Lord Chancellor directs ”.

(14)For paragraph 7(3) and (4) substitute—

“(3)The Commission must send copies of the statement of accounts relating to a financial year to—

(a)the Lord Chancellor, and

(b)the Comptroller and Auditor General,

within such period after the end of the financial year as the Lord Chancellor directs.

(4)The Comptroller and Auditor General must—

(a)examine, certify and report on the statement of accounts, and

(b)lay a copy of the statement of accounts and of his report on it before each House of Parliament.”

F2F2SCHEDULE 2N.I.

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Textual Amendments

F2Sch. 2 ceased to have effect (from the end of 31.7.2007) by virtue of Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2004 (c. 4), s. 11(4)(a) (as amended (18.2.2006) by Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Act 2006 (c. 4), ss. 1(5), 5(3)) (with savings in S.I. 2007/2259, art. 4, Sch. para. 2)

Section 16

SCHEDULE 3N.I.Court security

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Duty of [F3Department of Justice] to ensure court securityN.I.

Textual Amendments

1(1)The [F4Department of Justice] must take all reasonable steps to ensure the security of every relevant building and the safety of everyone who is there.N.I.

(2)To comply with that duty the [F5Department of Justice] must secure that there are provided at every relevant building an appropriate number of court security officers.

(3)For the purposes of this Schedule the following are court security officers—

(a)[F6civil servants in the Department of Justice] designated by [F7that Department] as court security officers, and

(b)persons employed as court security officers in pursuance of arrangements made with their employers by the [F8Department of Justice] under section 69 of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c. 23).

(4)The [F9Department of Justice] may by regulations make provision as to—

(a)training courses to be completed by court security officers,

(b)conditions to be met before a person may be designated or employed as a court security officer.

(5)For the purposes of this Schedule a court security officer who is not readily identifiable as such (whether by means of his uniform or badge or otherwise) is not to be regarded as acting in the execution of his duty.

(6)Subject to sub-paragraphs (7) and (8), in this Schedule “relevant building” means any building where—

(a)the Court of Appeal, the High Court, the Crown Court, a county court, a coroner’s court or a magistrates' court sits,

(b)a Commissioner within the meaning of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8) sits,

(c)a Child Support Commissioner within the meaning of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/2628 (N.I. 23)) sits,

(d)the Master (Taxing Office) exercises any functions conferred by or under an enactment, or

(e)the Master (Enforcement of Judgements) exercises any functions so conferred.

(7)Where only part of a building is used for the sittings of an office-holder mentioned in sub-paragraph (6)(b) or (c), references to a relevant building are to so much of that building as is used for the purposes of, or in connection with, such sittings.

(8)Where only part of a building is used for the exercise by an office-holder mentioned in sub-paragraph (6)(d) or (e) of the functions there mentioned, references to a relevant building are to so much of that building as is used for the purposes of, or in connection with, the exercise of those functions.

Textual Amendments

Powers of searchN.I.

2(1)A court security officer acting in the execution of his duty may search—N.I.

(a)any person who is in, or seeking to enter, a relevant building, and

(b)any article in the possession of such a person.

(2)Sub-paragraph (1) does not authorise the officer to require a person to remove any of his clothing other than an outer coat, jacket, headgear, gloves or footwear.

Power to exclude, remove or restrain personsN.I.

3(1)A court security officer acting in the execution of his duty may exclude or remove from a relevant building any person who refuses—N.I.

(a)to permit a search under paragraph 2(1), or

(b)to surrender any article in his possession when asked to do so under paragraph 4(1).

(2)A court security officer acting in the execution of his duty may—

(a)restrain any person who is in a relevant building, or

(b)exclude or remove any person from a relevant building,

if it is reasonably necessary to do so for one of the purposes given in sub-paragraph (3).

(3)The purposes are—

(a)enabling the business of any court or office-holder mentioned in paragraph 1(6) to be carried on without interference or delay,

(b)maintaining order,

(c)securing the safety of any person in the building.

(4)The powers conferred by sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) include power to use reasonable force, where necessary.

(5)In the execution of his duty in any relevant building, a court security officer must act in accordance with any general or specific instructions which have been given to him (whether orally or in writing) by a person in authority.

(6)“Person in authority” means—

(a)a judge, coroner or magistrate who is exercising any functions in the building,

(b)a statutory officer (within the meaning of section 70 of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978) who is exercising functions in the building,

(c)an office-holder mentioned in paragraph 1(6)(b) or (c) who is exercising any functions in the building, or

(d)any [F10civil servant in the Department of Justice] authorised by [F11that Department] to give the court security officer instructions.

(7)Every court security officer is to be regarded as an officer of the court for the purposes of—

(a)Article 55 of the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (S.I. 1980/397 (N.I. 3)),

(b)section 34 of the Coroners Act (Northern Ireland) 1959 (c. 15 (N.I.)), and

(c)Article 160 of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I. 26)),

(which provide for the detention by court officers, and punishment, of persons misbehaving in court).

Textual Amendments

Surrender and seizure of articlesN.I.

4(1)If a court security officer acting in the execution of his duty reasonably believes that an article in the possession of a person who is in, or seeking to enter, a relevant building ought to be surrendered on any of the grounds given in sub-paragraph (3), he may ask the person to surrender the article.N.I.

(2)If the person refuses to surrender the article, the officer may seize it.

(3)The grounds are that the article—

(a)may jeopardise the maintenance of order in the building,

(b)may put the safety of any person in the building at risk, or

(c)may be evidence of, or in relation to, an offence.

Power to retain articles surrendered or seizedN.I.

5(1)Subject to sub-paragraph (2), a court security officer may retain an article which was—N.I.

(a)surrendered in response to a request under paragraph 4(1), or

(b)seized under paragraph 4(2),

until the time when the person who surrendered it, or from whom it was seized, is leaving the relevant building.

(2)If a court security officer reasonably believes that the article may be evidence of, or in relation to, an offence, he may retain it until—

(a)the time when the person who surrendered it, or from whom it was seized, is leaving the relevant building, or

(b)the end of the permitted period,

whichever is later.

(3)“The permitted period” means such period, not exceeding 24 hours from the time the article was surrendered or seized, as will enable the court security officer to draw the article to the attention of a constable.

[F12(4)This paragraph is subject to paragraph 5A.]

Textual Amendments

F12Sch. 3 para. 5(4) added (6.4.2010) by Coroners and Justice Act 2009, (c. 25), {ss. 147(2)}, 182(4)(c) (with s. 180, Sch. 22 para. 44(2)); S.I. 2010/816, art. 2, Sch. para. 10

[F13Retention of knives surrendered or seizedN.I.

Textual Amendments

F13Sch. 3 para. 5A inserted (6.4.2010) by Coroners and Justice Act 2009, (c. 25), {ss. 147(3)}, 182(4)(c) (with s. 180, Sch. 22 para. 44(2)); S.I. 2010/816, art. 2, Sch. para. 10

5A(1)This paragraph applies where a knife is surrendered to a court security officer in response to a request under paragraph 4(1) or seized by a court security officer under paragraph 4(2).N.I.

(2)Paragraph 5 does not apply.

(3)The knife must be retained in accordance with regulations under sub-paragraph (5), unless returned or disposed of in accordance with those regulations or regulations made under paragraph 6.

(4)If a court security officer reasonably believes that a retained knife may be evidence of, or in relation to, an offence, nothing in sub-paragraph (3) prevents the officer retaining the knife for so long as necessary to enable the court security officer to draw it to the attention of a constable.

(5)Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 6, the [F14Department of Justice] must by regulations make provision as to—

(a)the procedure to be followed when a knife is retained under this paragraph;

(b)the making of requests by eligible persons for the return of knives so retained;

(c)the procedure to be followed when returning a knife pursuant to a request made in accordance with the regulations.

(6)For the purposes of this paragraph—

  • “ eligible person ”, in relation to a knife retained under this paragraph, means—

    (a)

    the person who has surrendered the knife under paragraph 4(1) or from whom the knife has been seized under paragraph 4(2), or

    (b)

    any other person specified in regulations made under sub-paragraph (5);

  • “ knife ” includes—

    (a)

    a knife-blade, and

    (b)

    any other article which—

    (i)

    has a blade or which is sharply pointed, and

    (ii)

    is made or adapted for use for causing injury to the person.]

Textual Amendments

Regulations about retention of articlesN.I.

6(1)The [F15Department of Justice] may by regulations make provision as to—N.I.

(a)the provision to persons—

(i)by whom articles have been surrendered in response to a request under paragraph 4(1), or

(ii)from whom articles have been seized under paragraph 4(2),

of written information about the powers of retention of court security officers,

(b)the keeping of records about articles which have been so surrendered or seized,

(c)the period for which unclaimed articles have to be kept, and

(d)the disposal of unclaimed articles at the end of that period.

(2)“Unclaimed article” means an article—

(a)which has been retained under paragraph 5 [F16or paragraph 5A],

(b)which a person is entitled to have returned to him,

(c)which has not been returned, and

(d)whose return has not been requested by a person entitled to it.

Textual Amendments

F16Words in Sch. 3 para. 6(2)(a) inserted (6.4.2010) by Coroners and Justice Act 2009, (c. 25), {ss. 147(4)}, 182(4)(c) (with s. 180, Sch. 22 para. 44(2)); S.I. 2010/816, art. 2, Sch. para. 10

Assaulting and obstructing court security officersN.I.

7(1)A person who assaults a court security officer acting in the execution of his duty commits an offence.N.I.

(2)A person guilty of an offence under sub-paragraph (1) is liable on summary conviction to—

(a)a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or

(b)imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months,

or to both.

(3)A person who resists or intentionally obstructs a court security officer acting in the execution of his duty commits an offence.

(4)A person guilty of an offence under sub-paragraph (3) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

[F17Powers of court security officers to extend to land on which relevant building standsN.I.

Textual Amendments

F17 Sch. 3 para. 8 and preceding cross-heading inserted (30.9.2015) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 9), ss. 95, 106(2) (with Sch. 8 para. 11); S.R. 2015/324, art. 3(b)

8N.I.Any power of a court security officer exercisable in, or in relation to, the relevant building, is also exercisable in, or in relation to, any place within the boundary of the land on which the building stands; and references in this Schedule to a relevant building are to be construed accordingly]

Section 18

SCHEDULE 4N.I.Repeals

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 4 wholly in force at 12.4.2010; Sch. 4 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 19; Sch. 4 in force at 14.7.2004 for specified purposes by S.R. 2004/267, art. 2; Sch. 4 in force at 13.6.2005 for further specified purposes by S.R. 2005/282, art. 2; Sch. 4 in force for remaining purposes at 12.4.2010 by S.R. 2010/114, art. 2(c)

Short TitleExtent of repeal
Prisons Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 (c. 18 (N.I.))In section 26, paragraph (d) and the word “or” immediately before it.
Malone and Whiteabbey Training Schools Act (Northern Ireland) 1956 (c. 4 (N.I.))The whole Act.
Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (c. 32)

In section 55 (1), the words “, the Director” (wherever they occur).

In section 55(7) the words “, the Director”.

Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1504 (N.I. 9))

Article 56.

Article 57(2).

Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (c. 26)

Section 34(4).

In section 46(1)(h) the words “(other than the Juvenile Justice Board)”.

Sections 79 to 81.

Section 90(2) and (3).

In Schedule 12, paragraph 75.

Commissioner for Children and Young People (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/439 (N.I. 11))In Schedule 1, in paragraph 13 the words “the Juvenile Justice Board and” and the word “other”.
Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1247 (N.I. 13))In Schedule 1, paragraph 3.