Introductory text
Human Rights
Made 21st October 2016
Coming into operation 19th December 2016
The Attorney General:
has, in pursuance of section 8(1) of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2004f1, issued guidance on international human rights standards relevant to cooperation and institutional independence in respect of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland and Forensic Science Northern Ireland;
has, in accordance with section 8(3)(a) of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2004, published that guidance on his website;
has, in accordance with section 8(3)(b) of that Act, laid that guidance before the Assemblyf2;
has, in accordance with section 8(1A) and section 8(5A) of that Act, consulted the Advocate General for Northern Irelandf3.
The Attorney General, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(3)(c) of that Act, makes the following order:
Annotations
Footnotes
- f1
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2004 c. 4: relevant amending order is S.R. 2015 No. 168
- f2
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‘the Northern Ireland Assembly’ substituted for ‘each house of Parliament’ by paragraph 81(2) of Schedule 14 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976).
- f3
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Inserted by section 8(9) of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2004 and paragraph 7A of Schedule 7 of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002.