Section 117A Exercise of functions by the Department of JusticeF1

(1)

This Chapter, except so far as it relates to the delivery of prisoners to or from premises situated outside the United Kingdom, has effect subject to the following modifications.

(2)

Any reference to the Secretary of State is to be read as a reference to the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland.

(3)

Subsections (4) and (5) below apply instead of section 120(6) and paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 7.

(4)

The power of the Department of Justice to make rules under section 120 or to make regulations under paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 shall be exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979.

(5)

Rules made by the Department of Justice under section 120, and regulations made by the Department of Justice under paragraph 3 of Schedule 7, shall be subject to negative resolution (within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 117A inserted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), Sch. 7 para. 2 (with arts. 28-31)

Notes on Chapter III

Extent

E1: Pt. VIII Chapter III extends to Northern Ireland only except that ss. 118, 120, 121 and 125 extend also to the British Islands so far as relating to the delivery of prisoners situated in a part of the british Islands outside Northern Ireland see s. 172(14)