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Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

Part 4.General

Section 60: Regulations and orders

Subsections (1) and (2) provide for regulations under the Act to be made by the Department of Justice, except that the Department for Social Development will be responsible for making regulations under Section 15(1) which relates to deduction from benefits orders.

Section 60(3) and (4) provides for the Assembly control of regulations, while Section 60(5) and (6) provides for the Assembly control for orders.

Section 61: Commencement and short title

This Section provides for the short title of the Act and for commencement. Section 28(2) and (3), Part 3 (other than Section 48), and Part 4 come into operation immediately after Royal Assent. Parts 1 and 2 and Section 48 come into operation on days to be appointed by order made by the Department of Justice.

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