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Part 2 Law Officers and Public Prosecution Service
SCHEDULES
Judicial Appointments Commission
2.(1) Subject as follows, a non-judicial member of the Commission...
7.(1) The Commission must— (a) keep proper accounts and proper...
10.The validity of any proceedings of the Commission, or of...
12.If the function of selecting a person for appointment, or...
14.The Commission may do anything, apart from borrowing money, which...
16.Any contract or instrument which, if entered into or executed...
Appointment to listed judicial offices
Functions of justices of the peace
5.The Lord Chancellor may , after consultation with the Lord...
5A.The Lord Chief Justice may nominate any of the following...
8.In section 5(1) of the General Dealers (Ireland) Act 1903...
9.In section 26(4) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954...
12.In sections 47(2) and 110(2) of the Naval Discipline Act...
13.In section 110(2) of the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland)...
14.In section 12A(2) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act (Northern Ireland)...
15.In section 21 of the Treatment of Offenders Act (Northern...
16.The Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c. 23) has effect...
17.(1) Section 103 (appointment of justices of the peace) is...
18.After that section insert— Power of court of record to...
19.In Article 84(6) of the Pollution Control and Local Government...
20.The Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I....
21.In Article 2(2)(b) (meaning of “magistrates’ court”), for “justice of...
22.(1) Article 3 (functions of justices etc.) is amended as...
23.In Article 4 (local jurisdiction of justice of the peace),...
26.In Article 7 (clerk’s immunity in respect of warrant to...
28.In Article 18(4) (procedure)— (a) for “other justice of the...
29.In Article 42(1)(a) and (b) (reading of depositions), for “other...
30.In Article 114(2) (warrants: postponement of issue and stay of...
31.In Article 126(1) (proof of service), for “other justice of...
32.In Article 156 (validity of documents)— (a) for “other justice...
33.In Article 158(1) (execution of warrants), for “other justice of...
34.In Article 160(1) (misbehaviour in court), for “justice of the...
36.In Article 165(2) of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989...
37.In section 244(6)(a)(ii) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995...
38.In Schedule 2 to the Juries (Northern Ireland) Order 1996...
40.In section 81(1) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act...
7.In section 100(2) of the Scotland Act 1998 (similar provision...
7A.In section 8 of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2004...
12.Acting as Attorney General for Northern Ireland during vacancy
13.Consultation about appointment of Attorney General for Northern Ireland
16.(1) Section 47 (functions: consultation and consent requirements etc.) is...
17.In section 49(5) (copies of reports relating to Public Prosecution...
20.In paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 2 to the Northern Ireland...
22.In section 72(2)(b) (regulations providing for time limits to cease...
23.In Schedule 9 (certification that offence is not scheduled offence),...
25.In section 6(5) of the Marine, &c., Broadcasting (Offences) Act...
27.In section 2(1) of the Biological Weapons Act 1974 (c....
28.In section 11 of the Criminal Jurisdiction Act 1975 (c....
29.In section 2(1) of the Internationally Protected Persons Act 1978...
30.In section 3(1) of the Nuclear Material (Offences) Act 1983...
33.In Article 8(11) of the Iraq and Kuwait (United Nations...
35.In section 117(3)(b) of the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11)...
36.In— (a) section 55 (proceedings for offence under section 47...
Extension of youth justice system to 17 year olds
1.Costs in Criminal Cases Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 (c. 10 (N.I.))
2.Treatment of Offenders Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 (c. 29 (N.I.))
3.Rehabilitation of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1908 (N.I. 27))
4.Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I. 26))
5.Treatment of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1344 (N.I. 15))
6.Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/2795 (N.I. 15))
7.Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I 1996/3160 (N.I. 24))
8.In Article 5(9) (conditional discharge in case of offender under...
9.In Article 6(2) (effect of discharge where offender 17 or...
10.In Article 7(1)(b) (power to require offender between 14 and...
13.In Article 29(4)(c) (fixing of fine where parent or guardian...
14.In Article 31(3) (false statements as to financial circumstances in...
15.In Article 34(2) (copy of report of probation officer to...
16.Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1504 (N.I. 9))
17.In Article 2(2) (interpretation), in the definitions of “adult” and...
20.In Article 53 (parental responsibility for children in juvenile justice...
23.In section 70(5) (young persons charged with scheduled offence and...
24.In section 78(3) (punishment of children on conviction on indictment...
Minor and consequential amendments
1.Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1945 (c. 15 (N.I.))
4.(1) Section 102 (appointment and assignment of judges) is amended...
5.In section 106(2) (salary payable to judge from date on...
8.In section 1(1) (purpose of Law Commission), after “of the...
9.In section 3(4) (duty of Law Commission and Scottish Law...
11.In section 9(5) (judicial salaries), after “Salaries payable” insert “...
12.In section 12(1) (retirement of higher judiciary in event of...
14.Rehabilitation of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1908 (N.I. 27))
16.Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/228 (N.I. 8))
17.In Article 1(3) (power to bring into force paragraphs 1(b)...
18.In Article 4(2) (relationship between legal advice and assistance and...
19.In Article 13(3) (remuneration of persons giving legal aid), for...
20.After Article 15 insert— Position of providers, parties etc. Legal...
21.In Article 26(3) (indemnity), after “12” insert “ or a...
22.In Article 27 (interpretation), after the definition of “legal aid”...
23.In Article 28(2) (free legal aid in the magistrates’ court:...
24.In Article 31 (resolution of doubts), after “28,” insert “...
25.In Article 32 (statements for purposes of free legal aid),...
26.In Article 36(3) (rules about free legal aid in criminal...
28.In the heading of Schedule 1 (proceedings for which legal...
29.Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I 1981/1675 (N.I. 26))
30.In Article 47(6) (period of remand), after “1998” insert ;...
31.(1) Article 140 (appeals to county court) is amended as...
32.Child Abduction (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (S.I. 1985/1638 (N.I. 17))
33.In Article 3(7) (application of offence of abduction of child...
34.(1) Paragraph 4 of the Schedule (modifications of Article 3...
35.Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/ 595 (N.I. 4))
36.In Article 44(8) (orders which can be made in conjunction...
37.In Article 50A(7) (remitting persons for trial following detention in...
38.In Article 53(5)(a) (removal to hospital of certain persons serving...
39.(1) Article 56 (further provision as to prisoners under sentence)...
42.Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1341 (N.I. 12))
44.In Article 2(5) (definition of “custodial establishment”), after “juvenile justice...
45.In Article 19(1)(ca) (entry for purpose of arrest), after “juvenile...
46.In Article 39(8) (place of safety), for “means any juvenile...
48.Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7)
50.Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2))
51.In Article 70(7) (provisions which do not apply to those...
52.In paragraph 4(1)(b) of Schedule 4 (directions under education supervision...
54.Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/3160 (N.I. 24))
56.In Article 9(3) (procedural requirements for community orders), at the...
57.In Article 18(1) (restriction on imposing sentences of imprisonment or...
58.In Article 19(3) (court not prevented from passing custodial sentence...
59.(1) Schedule 2 (enforcement of community orders) is amended as...
63.In section 75(3) (duty on public authorities to have regard...
64.In section 76(7) (discrimination by public authorities), after “Probation Board...
66.Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1504 (N.I. 9))
68.In Article 8(3) and (4) (child not released under Article...
69.(1) Article 13 (remand in custody) is amended as follows....
70.In Article 30(3) (powers of youth court when child becomes...
71.In Article 37(4) (requirements of attendance centre orders), for the...
73.(1) Article 41 (breach of supervision requirements of juvenile justice...
75.In Article 56(5)(a) (power to provide for functions of Juvenile...
77.In section 1(4) (effect on offices of suspension of devolved...
78.In section 3 (restoration of devolved government), insert at the...
79.In the Schedule (provisions applicable during suspension of devolved government),...
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