Part VIII Prison Services and the Prison Service
E1Chapter III Northern Ireland
Prisoner escorts
117AF1Exercise of functions by the Department of Justice
1
This Chapter, except so far as it relates to the delivery of prisoners to or from premises situated outside the United Kingdom, has effect subject to the following modifications.
2
Any reference to the Secretary of State is to be read as a reference to the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland.
3
Subsections (4) and (5) below apply instead of section 120(6) and paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 7.
4
The power of the Department of Justice to make rules under section 120 or to make regulations under paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 shall be exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979.
5
Rules made by the Department of Justice under section 120, and regulations made by the Department of Justice under paragraph 3 of Schedule 7, shall be subject to negative resolution (within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954).
Pt. VIII Chapter III extends to Northern Ireland only except that ss. 118, 120, 121 and 125 extend also to the British Islands so far as relating to the delivery of prisoners situated in a part of the british Islands outside Northern Ireland see s. 172(14)