Explanatory Memorandum

Criminal Justice (Committal Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022

2022 CHAPTER 4

7 March 2022

Commentary on Sections

Abolition of preliminary investigation and mixed committals

Section 3: Consequential amendments and repeals

This section provides the necessary consequential amendments and repeals, which are to be made to a number of pieces of legislation in order to give effect to sections 1 and 2 which abolish preliminary investigations and mixed committals, and which are contained in the Schedule to the Act.