SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Minor and consequential amendments

Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/3160 (N.I. 24))

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1

Amend Article 39 (jurisdiction in respect of Group A offences) as follows.

2

In paragraph (1), after “means” insert “ (subject to paragraph (1A)) ”.

3

After paragraph (1) insert—

1A

In relation to an offence under section 1 of the Fraud Act 2006 (fraud), “relevant event” includes—

a

if the fraud involved an intention to make a gain and the gain occurred, that occurrence;

b

if the fraud involved an intention to cause a loss or to expose another to a risk of loss and the loss occurred, that occurrence.