SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6 MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

The Official Secrets Act 1989 (c. 6)

19.  In section 11—

(a) omit subsection (2); and

(b) after subsection (3) insert the following—

“(3A) In the application of subsection (3) above to Northern Ireland—

(a) the reference to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 shall be construed as a reference to the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989;

(b) the reference to section 9(2) of that Act shall be construed as a reference to Article 11(2) of that Order; and

(c) the reference to paragraph 3(b) of Schedule 1 to that Act shall be construed as a reference to paragraph 3(b) of Schedule 1 to that Order.”.