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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/section/31</dc:identifier><dc:title>Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make provision for an offender levy; to amend the law relating to measures for vulnerable and intimidated witnesses and live links; to make provision for policing and community safety partnerships; to make provision regulating certain sporting events; to amend the law relating to the treatment of offenders; to make provision for penalty notices and conditional cautions; to amend the law on legal aid; to confer additional rights of audience on certain solicitors; to amend the law on bail; to make other amendments relating to the administration of civil and criminal justice; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2024-05-15</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2018-06-01</dct:valid>
					
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          <Strong>PART 3</Strong>
        </Number><Title>POLICING AND COMMUNITY SAFETY PARTNERSHIPS</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/part/3/crossheading/policing-committee-reports" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/24/part/3/crossheading/policing-committee-reports" NumberOfProvisions="3" id="part-3-crossheading-policing-committee-reports" RestrictStartDate="2012-04-01"><Title><Emphasis>Policing committee reports</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2012-04-01"><Title>Reports by policing committee of Belfast PCSP to Policing Board</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/section/31" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/24/section/31" id="section-31"><Pnumber PuncAfter=""><CommentaryRef Ref="key-89d3a7783ffdac6c0663587b6c4c0cbd"/>31</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/section/31/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/24/section/31/1" id="section-31-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The policing committee of the PCSP for the district of Belfast shall, whenever so required by the Policing Board, submit to the Policing Board a report on any matter which is specified in the requirement and is connected with the exercise of—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/section/31/1/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/24/section/31/1/a" id="section-31-1-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the restricted functions of the PCSP, or</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/section/31/1/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/24/section/31/1/b" id="section-31-1-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the restricted functions of a DPCSP.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/section/31/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/24/section/31/2" id="section-31-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A report under this section shall be made—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/section/31/2/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/24/section/31/2/a" id="section-31-2-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>in such form as may be specified in the requirement under subsection (1); and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/section/31/2/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/24/section/31/2/b" id="section-31-2-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>within the required period or such longer period as may be agreed between the policing committee and the Policing Board.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/section/31/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/24/section/31/3" id="section-31-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The required period is—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/section/31/3/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/24/section/31/3/a" id="section-31-3-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>4 months from the date on which the requirement under subsection (1) is made, if the requirement relates wholly or in part to the restricted functions of a DPCSP;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/section/31/3/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/24/section/31/3/b" id="section-31-3-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>3 months from the date on which the requirement under subsection (1) is made, in any other case.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/section/31/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/24/section/31/4" id="section-31-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>When the policing committee submits its report under subsection (1) it shall at the same time send to the Policing Board copies of any related DPCSP policing committee report.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/section/31/5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/24/section/31/5" id="section-31-5"><Pnumber>5</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The Policing Board may arrange for the publication, in such manner as appears to the Policing Board to be appropriate, of—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/section/31/5/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/24/section/31/5/a" id="section-31-5-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>a report submitted under subsection (1);</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/section/31/5/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/24/section/31/5/b" id="section-31-5-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>a related DPCSP policing committee report.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/section/31/6" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/24/section/31/6" id="section-31-6"><Pnumber>6</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A  “DPCSP policing committee report” is a report submitted to the policing committee of the PCSP under section 32.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/section/31/7" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/24/section/31/7" id="section-31-7"><Pnumber>7</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A DPCSP policing committee report is related to a report submitted in pursuance of a requirement under subsection (1) if the policing committee of the PCSP imposed the requirement to submit the DPCSP policing committee report to enable it to comply with the requirement under subsection (1).</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-89d3a7783ffdac6c0663587b6c4c0cbd" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-31" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/24/section/31" id="c4cok3wp2-00178">S. 31</CitationSubRef> in operation at 1.4.2012  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2012/142" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2012" Number="142" Title="The Justice (2011 Act) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012" id="c4cok3wp2-00179">S.R. 2012/142</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2012/142/article/2/a" CitationRef="c4cok3wp2-00179" Operative="true" id="c4cok3wp2-00180">art. 2(a)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>