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

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8 U.K. Transfer of prisoners

Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 U.K.

24.  In paragraph 13 (restricted transfers from Northern Ireland to Scotland), after sub-paragraph (3) insert— U.K.

“(3A) Where a transfer under paragraph 1, 2 or 3 is the subject of an order or direction made by the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland, any reference in sub-paragraph (3) to the Secretary of State must be read as a reference to the Department of Justice.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 8 para. 24 in force at 12.4.2010, see art. 1(2)