The Criminal Justice (2013 Act) (Commencement No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2014

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into operation certain provisions of the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 (c.7) (“the 2013 Act”).

The provisions set out in sections 2, 4 and 5 of the 2013 Act come into operation on 24th June 2014.

Section 2 cites the additional information which must be provided to the police by sex offenders subject to notification requirements.

Section 4 inserts new sections 96A and 96B into Part 2 (Notification and Orders) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (“the 2003 Act”) to make offenders who come to Northern Ireland with convictions findings or cautions from other countries subject to the notification requirements of the 2003 Act without the need for the police to make an application to the court for a notification order. Safeguards are provided for offenders with convictions, findings or cautions in a country which is not a member of the Council of Europe.

Section 5 amends Part 2 of the 2003 Act so that a person subject to a sexual offences prevention order can be required to undertake a particular action.