The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 No. 976

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 18 U.K. Amendments relating to Article 15(1) to (4) etc

PART 3 U.K. Orders in Council

Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 U.K.

133.  In Article 13 (magistrates’ courts rules)— U.K.

(a) after paragraph (3) insert—

“(3ZA) For the purposes of paragraphs (3A) to (3D), “relevant authority” means—

(a) in relation to magistrates’ courts rules which deal (or would deal) with an excepted matter, the Lord Chancellor; and

(b) otherwise, the Department of Justice;

and for the purposes of this paragraph “deal with” and “excepted matter” have the same meanings as in the Northern Ireland Act 1998(1).”;

(b) in paragraphs (3A) and (3D) for “Lord Chancellor” substitute “relevant authority”;

(c) in paragraph (3B)—

(i) for “Lord Chancellor” substitute “relevant authority”;

(ii) for “he” substitute “it”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 18 para. 133 in force at 12.4.2010, see art. 1(2)

(1)

1998 c. 47.