The Criminal Justice (2013 Act) (Commencement No.5) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
S.R. 2015/296 · Made 7 July 2015
Justice
Made 7th July 2015
The Department of Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 13(3) of the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 f1 and, in accordance with section 13(5) of that Act with the approval of the First Minister and deputy First Minister acting jointly, and following a request from the Chief Constable, and after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice, makes the following Order:
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Footnotes
Contents
1Citation and Interpretation
This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (2013 Act) (Commencement No.5) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015.
In this Order, “the 2013 Act” means the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2013.
2Appointed Day
The day for the coming into operation of section 13(1) of the 2013 Act is 10 July 2015.
Signature
Sealed with the Official Seal of the department of Justice on 7 July 2015
L.S.
David Ford
Minister of Justice
Approved by the First Minister and deputy First Minister acting jointly on 7 July 2015
Peter Robinson
First Minister
Martin McGuinness
deputy First Minister
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into operation section 13(1) of the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 (c.7) (“the 2013 Act”).
Section 13(1) of the 2013 Act disapplies section 7 of the Sunday Observance Act (Ireland) 1695 to allow for a magistrates’ court, in the exercise of its criminal jurisdiction, to be held on a Sunday.
In accordance with section 13(4) of the 2013 Act, this Order will cease to be in operation one month from the day appointed in Article 2 of this Order for the coming into operation of section 13(1) of the 2013 Act.