The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010

14.  In section 53A (making of Crown Court rules)— U.K.

(a) after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) For the purposes of this section, “relevant authority” means—

(a) in relation to Crown Court 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 subsection “deal with” and “excepted matter” have the same meanings as in the Northern Ireland Act 1998(1).”;

(b) for “Lord Chancellor” (wherever occurring) substitute “relevant authority”;

(c) in subsection (3) for “him” substitute “it”;

(d) in subsections (5) and (6) for “he” substitute “it”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 18 para. 14 in force at 12.4.2010, see art. 1(2)

(1)

1998 c. 47.