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Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023

Legal background

  1. The Act amends or repeals the following legislation:
    • Section 3 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985
    • Sections 75 and 76 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998
    • Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000
    • Section 31 of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002
    • Section 58 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016
    • Schedule 18 to the Data Protection Act 2018
    • Part 3 of the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973
    • Part 1 of the Limitation Act 1980
    • Foreign Limitation Periods Act 1984
    • Foreign Limitation Period (Northern Ireland) Order 1985
    • Part 5 of the Limitation (Northern Ireland) Order 1989
    • Section 190 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995
    • Part 7 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998
    • Part 2 of the Police Reform Act 2002
    • Chapter 2 of Part I of the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006
    • Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998
    • Coroners and Justice Act 2009
    • Coroners Act (Northern Ireland) 1998
    • Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016.
    • Section 379 of the Sentencing Act 2020
    • Articles 3 and 4 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2013
    • Article 4 of the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2007

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