<Legislation xmlns="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/9" NumberOfProvisions="338" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation http://www.legislation.gov.uk/schema/legislation.xsd" SchemaVersion="1.0" RestrictExtent="N.I." RestrictStartDate="2023-11-27"><ukm:Metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:dct="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:ukm="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/metadata">
					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/section/59</dc:identifier><dc:title>Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to provide for a single jurisdiction for county courts and magistrates' courts; to amend the law on committal for trial; to provide for prosecutorial fines; to make provision in relation to victims and witnesses in criminal proceedings and investigations; to amend the law on criminal records and live links; to provide for violent offences prevention orders; 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>2024-04-02</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2023-11-27</dct:valid>
					
					<atom:link rel="self" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/section/59/data.xml" type="application/xml"/><atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/resources" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/resources" title="More Resources"/>
					
					<atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/notes" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/9/section/59/notes" title="Explanatory Notes"/><atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/notes/toc" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/notes/contents" title="Explanatory Notes Table of Contents"/>
					
					<atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/act" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9" title="whole act"/><atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/introduction" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/introduction" title="introduction"/>
					<atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/body" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/body" title="body"/>
					<atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/schedules" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/schedules" title="schedules"/>
					
										
					
					
					
					<atom:link rel="alternate" type="application/rdf+xml" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/section/59/data.rdf" title="RDF/XML"/><atom:link rel="alternate" type="application/akn+xml" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/section/59/data.akn" title="AKN"/><atom:link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/section/59/data.xht" title="HTML snippet"/><atom:link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/section/59/data.htm" title="Website (XHTML) Default View"/><atom:link rel="alternate" type="text/csv" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/section/59/data.csv" title="CSV"/><atom:link rel="alternate" type="application/pdf" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/section/59/data.pdf" title="PDF"/>
					<atom:link rel="alternate" type="application/akn+xhtml" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/section/59/data.html" title="HTML5 snippet"/>

					
					<atom:link rel="http://purl.org/dc/terms/tableOfContents" hreflang="en" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/contents" title="Table of Contents"/>
					
					<atom:link rel="http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasVersion" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/section/59/enacted" title="enacted"/><atom:link rel="http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasVersion" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/section/59/2016-12-01" title="2016-12-01"/>
					
					<atom:link rel="up" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9" title="Entire legislation"/><atom:link rel="prev" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/section/58" title="Provision; Section 58"/><atom:link rel="prevInForce" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/section/58" title="Provision; Section 58"/><atom:link rel="next" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/section/60" title="Provision; Section 60"/><atom:link rel="nextInForce" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/section/60" title="Provision; Section 60"/>
					<ukm:PrimaryMetadata><ukm:DocumentClassification><ukm:DocumentCategory Value="primary"/><ukm:DocumentMainType Value="NorthernIrelandAct"/><ukm:DocumentStatus Value="revised"/></ukm:DocumentClassification><ukm:Year Value="2015"/><ukm:Number Value="9"/><ukm:EnactmentDate Date="2015-07-24"/><ukm:ISBN Value="9780105951629"/><ukm:UnappliedEffects><ukm:UnappliedEffect EffectId="key-2eea4feaba25c79c8422e5001623a033" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/9" AffectedYear="2015" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-2eea4feaba25c79c8422e5001623a033" AffectedNumber="9" Type="inserted" AffectingProvisions="s. 4(7)" AffectingClass="NorthernIrelandAct" AffectingYear="2022" Modified="2022-10-21T13:23:51Z" AffectingNumber="4" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2022/4" Created="2022-10-21T13:23:51Z" Row="12" AffectedClass="NorthernIrelandAct" AffectingEffectsExtent="N.I." AffectedProvisions="s. 13A⁠" RequiresApplied="true"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section xmlns:err="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/error" Ref="section-13A" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/9/section/13A" err:Ref="Section missing in legislation" Missing="true">s. 13A</ukm:Section>⁠</ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Criminal Justice (Committal Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-4-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2022/4/section/4/7">s. 4(7)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-5-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2022/4/section/5/2">s. 5(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectingEffectsExtent="N.I." AffectingYear="2022" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/9" AffectedYear="2015" AffectingClass="NorthernIrelandAct" RequiresApplied="true" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2022/4" AffectingNumber="4" Type="substituted for s. 13(2)" AffectedNumber="9" EffectId="key-8dcc1dc51d58ec4a6bd4966bbce760e9" AffectedClass="NorthernIrelandAct" Row="10" Comments="by virtue of - Contains power - NB lex error, should be subst. not insert" AffectingProvisions="s. 4(5)" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-8dcc1dc51d58ec4a6bd4966bbce760e9" AffectedProvisions="s. 13(2)(2A)" Modified="2022-10-28T11:20:31Z"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-13-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/9/section/13/2">s. 13(2)</ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="section-13-2A" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/9/section/13/2A" FoundRef="section-13">(2A)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Criminal Justice (Committal Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-4-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2022/4/section/4/5">s. 4(5)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-5-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2022/4/section/5/2">s. 5(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect Type="added" AffectingYear="2022" AffectedNumber="9" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2022/4" AffectedYear="2015" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-19c0eda07dad284cd245c8a5beed2192" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/9" Modified="2022-10-28T11:20:31Z" AffectingEffectsExtent="N.I." EffectId="key-19c0eda07dad284cd245c8a5beed2192" Row="11" AffectedClass="NorthernIrelandAct" AffectingProvisions="s. 4(6)" RequiresApplied="true" AffectingNumber="4" AffectingClass="NorthernIrelandAct" AffectedProvisions="s. 13(4)(5)"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-13-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/9/section/13/4" FoundRef="section-13">s. 13(4)</ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="section-13-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/9/section/13/5" FoundRef="section-13">(5)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Criminal Justice (Committal Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-4-6" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2022/4/section/4/6">s. 4(6)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-5-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2022/4/section/5/2">s. 5(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectedClass="NorthernIrelandAct" Row="12" AffectingYear="2022" AffectedNumber="9" AffectingNumber="4" RequiresApplied="true" AffectingEffectsExtent="N.I." Created="2022-10-28T11:20:31Z" AffectingClass="NorthernIrelandAct" AffectedProvisions="s. 13A" AffectingProvisions="s. 4(7)" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-b5231649b76d0f811a5c58c72d43bbb0" AffectedYear="2015" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2022/4" EffectId="key-b5231649b76d0f811a5c58c72d43bbb0" Modified="2022-10-28T11:20:31Z" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/9" Type="inserted"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section xmlns:err="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/error" Ref="section-13A" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/9/section/13A" err:Ref="Section missing in legislation" Missing="true">s. 13A</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Criminal Justice (Committal Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-4-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2022/4/section/4/7">s. 4(7)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-5-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2022/4/section/5/2">s. 5(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect Modified="2022-10-28T11:20:31Z" AffectingClass="NorthernIrelandAct" AffectedNumber="9" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-ac24d1cb6eaafb7115db9b12679ccc31" AffectingNumber="4" EffectId="key-ac24d1cb6eaafb7115db9b12679ccc31" AffectingYear="2022" AffectedClass="NorthernIrelandAct" AffectedYear="2015" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/9" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2022/4" Row="36" AffectingProvisions="s. 4(9)(f)(i)" RequiresApplied="true" AffectingEffectsExtent="N.I." Type="Sch. 2 para. 8 renumbered as Sch. 2 para. 8(1)" AffectedProvisions="Sch. 2 para. 8(1)"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/9/schedule/2">Sch. 2 </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-2-paragraph-8-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/9/schedule/2/paragraph/8/1" FoundRef="schedule-2-paragraph-8">para. 8(1)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Criminal Justice (Committal Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-4-9-f-i" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2022/4/section/4/9/f/i">s. 4(9)(f)(i)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-5-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2022/4/section/5/2">s. 5(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect Row="38" AffectedYear="2015" AffectedProvisions="Sch. 2 para. 8(1)" AffectingClass="NorthernIrelandAct" Modified="2022-10-28T11:20:31Z" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/9" AffectedNumber="9" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2022/4" Type="words substituted" AffectingNumber="4" AffectedClass="NorthernIrelandAct" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-6cc1595f29ab39bef8c142a3f79353fb" EffectId="key-6cc1595f29ab39bef8c142a3f79353fb" AffectingProvisions="s. 4(9)(f)(ii)" AffectingYear="2022" RequiresApplied="true" AffectingEffectsExtent="N.I."><ukm:AffectedTitle>Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/9/schedule/2">Sch. 2 </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-2-paragraph-8-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/9/schedule/2/paragraph/8/1" FoundRef="schedule-2-paragraph-8">para. 8(1)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Criminal Justice (Committal Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-4-9-f-ii" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2022/4/section/4/9/f/ii">s. 4(9)(f)(ii)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-5-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2022/4/section/5/2">s. 5(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/9" AffectedYear="2015" EffectId="key-3d560fdf8128d18561124da9af6be908" Modified="2022-10-28T11:20:31Z" Row="40" AffectingEffectsExtent="N.I." AffectingClass="NorthernIrelandAct" AffectedProvisions="Sch. 2 para. 8(2)" RequiresApplied="true" AffectedNumber="9" AffectedClass="NorthernIrelandAct" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-3d560fdf8128d18561124da9af6be908" AffectingNumber="4" AffectingProvisions="s. 4(9)(f)(iii)" Type="inserted" AffectingYear="2022" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2022/4"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/9/schedule/2">Sch. 2 </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-2-paragraph-8-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/9/schedule/2/paragraph/8/2" FoundRef="schedule-2-paragraph-8">para. 8(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Criminal Justice (Committal Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-4-9-f-iii" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2022/4/section/4/9/f/iii">s. 4(9)(f)(iii)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-5-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2022/4/section/5/2">s. 5(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect></ukm:UnappliedEffects></ukm:PrimaryMetadata>
					

                    
									<ukm:Notes><ukm:Note IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/9/section/59/notes" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/section/59/notes"/><ukm:Alternatives><ukm:Alternative URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/pdfs/niaen_20150009_en.pdf" Date="2015-08-04" Title="Explanatory Note" Size="442664"/></ukm:Alternatives>       
								</ukm:Notes> 
					<ukm:Alternatives><ukm:Alternative URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/pdfs/nia_20150009_en.pdf" Date="2015-07-28" Size="1189969"/></ukm:Alternatives>
					
					<ukm:Statistics>
									<ukm:TotalParagraphs Value="374"/>
									<ukm:BodyParagraphs Value="120"/>
									<ukm:ScheduleParagraphs Value="254"/>
									<ukm:AttachmentParagraphs Value="0"/>
									<ukm:TotalImages Value="0"/>
								</ukm:Statistics>
				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/9/body" NumberOfProvisions="120" RestrictStartDate="2023-11-27"><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/part/8" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/9/part/8" NumberOfProvisions="22" id="part-8" RestrictStartDate="2022-04-28"><Number>
          <Strong>PART 8</Strong>
        </Number><Title>VIOLENT OFFENCES PREVENTION ORDERS</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/part/8/crossheading/violent-offences-prevention-orders" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/9/part/8/crossheading/violent-offences-prevention-orders" NumberOfProvisions="9" id="part-8-crossheading-violent-offences-prevention-orders" RestrictStartDate="2022-04-28"><Title><Emphasis>Violent offences prevention orders</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2016-12-01"><Title>Provisions that violent offences prevention orders may contain</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/section/59" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/9/section/59" id="section-59"><Pnumber PuncAfter=""><CommentaryRef Ref="key-572006a46d55e6f3e2acd634e972c9e4"/>59</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/section/59/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/9/section/59/1" id="section-59-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A violent offences prevention order may contain provisions prohibiting D from doing anything described in the order or requiring D to do anything described in the order (or both).</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/section/59/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/9/section/59/2" id="section-59-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The only prohibitions or requirements that may be included in the order are those necessary for the purpose of protecting the public from the risk of serious violent harm caused by D.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-572006a46d55e6f3e2acd634e972c9e4" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-59" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/9/section/59" id="cqkkgf742-00043">S. 59</CitationSubRef> in operation at 1.12.2016  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2016/417" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2016" Number="417" Title="The Justice (2015 Act) (Commencement No.8) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016" id="cqkkgf742-00044">S.R. 2016/417</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2-e" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2016/417/article/2/e" CitationRef="cqkkgf742-00044" Operative="true" id="cqkkgf742-00045">art. 2(e)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>