The Criminal Justice (2013 Act) (Commencement No.5) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
Citation and Interpretation1.
(1)
This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (2013 Act) (Commencement No.5) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015.
(2)
In this Order, “the 2013 Act” means the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2013.
Appointed Day2.
The day for the coming into operation of section 13(1) of the 2013 Act is 10 July 2015.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the department of Justice on 7 July 2015
Approved by the First Minister and deputy First Minister acting jointly on 7 July 2015
This Order brings into operation section 13(1) of the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 (c.7) (“the 2013 Act”).
Section 13(1) of the 2013 Act disapplies section 7 of the Sunday Observance Act (Ireland) 1695 to allow for a magistrates’ court, in the exercise of its criminal jurisdiction, to be held on a Sunday.
In accordance with section 13(4) of the 2013 Act, this Order will cease to be in operation one month from the day appointed in Article 2 of this Order for the coming into operation of section 13(1) of the 2013 Act.
Provision | Date of Commencement | S.R No. |
|---|---|---|
Section 13(1) | 8th June 2013 (ceased to be in operation on 7th July 2013) | |
Section 13(1) | 13th July 2013 (ceased to be in operation on 12th August 2013) | |
Section 1 and Schedule 1 | 1st March 2014 | |
Sections 2, 4 and 5 | 24th June 2014 |