SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2Amendments of enactments specified in Schedule 1

Rehabilitation of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1978

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1

Amend the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 197880 as follows.

2

In Article 6 (rehabilitation periods for particular sentences)—

a

in paragraph (1)(d) for “Secretary of State or the Governor” substitute “Minister in charge of the Department of Justice”;

b

in paragraph (13) for “resolution of, each House of Parliament” substitute “a resolution of, the Assembly”.

3

In Article 11 (orders) for the words from “annulment” to “accordingly” substitute “negative resolution”.