Statutory Instruments
Northern Ireland
Made
2nd March 2009
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 48(6) and 53(4) of the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007(1), makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Commencement No.3) Order 2009.
2.—(1) The provisions of the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 specified in paragraph (2) shall come into force on 8 March 2009.
(2) The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) are—
(a)section 48(3) to (5) (Private Security Industry); and
(b)section 49 (Amendments of the Private Security Industry Act 2001(2)).
3.—(1) The provisions of the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 specified in paragraph (2) shall come into force on 11 March 2009.
(2) The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) are —
(a)section 44 (Northern Ireland department with policing and justice functions); and
(b)Schedule 5 (Northern Ireland department with policing and justice functions).
Shaun Woodward
One of Her Majesty’s Secretaries of State
Northern Ireland Office
2nd March 2009
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force various provisions of the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 set out in article 2 on the 8 March 2009 and further provisions of that Act set out in article 3 on the 11 March 2009.
(This note is not part of the Order)
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
Section 1 (Issue of certificate) Section 2 (Certificates: supplementary) Section 3 (Preliminary inquiry) Section 4 (Court for trial) Section 5 (Mode of trial on indictment) Section 6 (Rules of court) Section 7 (Limitation on challenge of issue of certificate) Section 8(1), (2) and (3) (Supplementary) | 1.8.2007 | 2007 No. 2045 (C. 76) |
| Section 8(4) (Supplementary) | 19.7.2007 | 2007 No. 2045 (C. 76) |
Sections 10 to 13 (Juries) Sections 14 to 20 (Human Rights Commission) Section 41 (Duration) Section 42 (Interpretation) Section 43 (Accredited community-based restorative justice schemes) | 1.8.2007 | 2007 No. 2045 (C. 76) |
| Section 45 (Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice) | 7.11.07 | 2007 No.3069 (C.121) |
Section 46 (Free legal aid in magistrates’ courts) Section 47 (Altering title of resident magistrate) Section 48(1), (2), (6) and (7) (Private security industry) Schedule 1 (Trials on indictment without a jury: consequential amendments) Schedule 2 (Restrictions on disclosure of juror information: further amendments) Schedule 6 (Private security industry: interim arrangements) | 1.8.2007 | 2007 No. 2045 (C. 76) |