Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2004

  1. Introduction

  2. Background

  3. Overview

  4. Commentary

    1. Section 1: Transfer to Lord Chancellor of functions relating to Judicial Appointments Commission

    2. Section 2: Membership of the Commission

    3. Section 3: Duty of Commission to secure judiciary reflective of the community

    4. Section 4: Appointment of Lord Chief Justice and Lords Justices of Appeal

      1. Clause 5: Removal or suspension from listed judicial offices

    5. Section 6: Duty of Director of Public Prosecutions to refer certain matters to Police Ombudsman

    6. Section 7: Influencing a Prosecutor

    7. Section 8: Guidance for criminal justice agencies on human rights standards

    8. Section 9: The Juvenile Justice Board

    9. Section 10: Prosecution right of appeal against grant of bail by magistrates’ court

    10. Section 11: Bail under section 67 of the Terrorism Act 2000

    11. Section 12: Bail to which Part II of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 applies

    12. Section 13: Transfer of Prisoners

    13. Section 14: Amendment of section 103 of the Terrorism Act 2000

    14. Section 17: Right of barrister to enter into contract for the provision of his services

    15. Section 21: Statutory Rules

    16. Schedule 1: Transfer to Lord Chancellor of Functions Relating to Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission

    17. Schedule 2: Bail under Terrorism Act 2000

    18. Schedule 3: Court Security

  5. Commencement

  6. Hansard References