Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 33)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4 Minor and consequential amendments

Part 3 Devolution of policing and justice functions etc.

Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47)

10 In section 7(1)(c) (entrenched enactments), for “86” substitute “86B”.

11 In section 96(2) (orders and regulations), after “section” insert “4(6),”.

12 In Schedule 2 (excepted matters), in paragraph 3 (international relations etc.)—

(a) after “international organisations” insert “and extradition”;

(b) omit sub-paragraph (a);

(c) after sub-paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) co-operation between the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Garda Síochána with respect to any of the following matters—

(i) transfers, secondments, exchanges or training of officers;

(ii) communications (including liaison and information technology);

(iii) joint investigations;

(iv) disaster planning;”.

13 (1) Amend Schedule 3 (reserved matters) as follows.

(2) In paragraph 9 (criminal justice), omit sub-paragraph (f).

(3) After paragraph 11 insert—

“11A Co-operation between the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Garda Síochána with respect to any of the following matters—

(a) transfers, secondments, exchanges or training of officers;

(b) communications (including liaison and information technology);

(c) joint investigations;

(d) disaster planning.”

Inquiries Act 2005 (c. 12)

14 In section 30 (Northern Ireland inquiries), in subsection (6), for “subsection (3), (4) or (5)” substitute “any of subsections (3) to (5)”.