Draft Order laid before the Assembly under section 126A(8) of the Police Act 1997 for approval

Draft Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2014 No.

Criminal Law

The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Record Certificates: Relevant Matters) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2014

Made

xx April 2014

Coming into operation

14th April 2014

The Department of Justice makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 113A(7)(1) of the Police Act 1997 as modified by section 126A(1) and (8)(2) of that Act.

(1)

1997 c.50: section 113A was inserted by section 163(2) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (2005 c.15); sections 113A(7) and (8) were inserted by paragraph 14(2) of Schedule 9 to Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c.47).

(2)

Section 126A was inserted by article 12 and paragraph 38 of Schedule 14 to S.I. 2010/976 and transfers the section 113A(7) powers of the Secretary of State to the Department of Justice .