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

8.  In Article 10 (life prisoners transferred to Northern Ireland)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”; and

(ii) for “his opinion” substitute “its opinion”;

(b) in paragraph (2)—

(i) for “the Secretary of State certifies his opinion” substitute “the Department of Justice certifies its opinion”; and

(ii) for “the Secretary of State would have directed” substitute “a direction would have been given”; and

(c) in paragraph (4)(b)(ii) and (iii) omit “by the Secretary of State”.