{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-policing-act-2026/section-133",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-policing-act-2026/section-133.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2026/20",
  "legislation_title": "Crime and Policing Act 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-policing-act-2026",
  "path": "section/133",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "133",
  "heading": "Guidance about disclosure of information by police: Northern Ireland",
  "text": "In the Protection from Stalking Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 17 (N.I.)), in section 17—\n(a) in subsection (2) for “this section” substitute “subsection (1)”;\n(b) after subsection (2) insert—\n“(2A) The Department must issue guidance to the Chief Constable about the disclosure of police information for the purpose of protecting persons from risks associated with stalking.\n(2B) The Chief Constable must have regard to guidance issued under subsection (2A).”;\n(c) in subsection (3) for “subsection (1)” substitute “this section”.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 133 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 255(8)(j)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/20/section/133",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-31T10:30:58.060228+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}