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 section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the 2013 Act come into operation on 1 March 2014.

Section 1 and Schedule 1 amend Part 2 (Notification and Orders) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (“the 2003 Act”). Section 1 amends section 82 (the notification period) to provide for a new review mechanism in relation to sex offender notification requirements for an indefinite period.

Schedule 1 inserts the new Schedule 3A into the 2003 Act to provide for the review and discharge of indefinite sex offender notification requirements.