{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-northern-ireland-order-2008/article-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-northern-ireland-order-2008/article-12.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/2008/1216",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-northern-ireland-order-2008",
  "path": "article/12",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Meaning of “specified offence” etc.",
  "text": "(1) An offence is a “specified offence” for the purposes of this Chapter if it is a specified violent offence , a specified sexual offence or a specified terrorism offence.\n(2) A specified offence is a “serious offence” for the purposes of this Chapter if it is an offence specified in Schedule 1.\n(3) In this Chapter—\n“determination of terrorist connection”, in relation to an offence, means a determination by the court that the offence has a terrorist connection under section 30 of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008;\n“life sentence” means—\n(a)a sentence of imprisonment for life; or\n(b)a sentence of detention under Article 45(1) of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (NI 9);\n“specified violent offence” means an offence specified in Part 1 of Schedule 2;\n“specified sexual offence” means an offence specified in Part 2 of that Schedule.\n“specified terrorism offence” means an offence specified in Part 3 of that Schedule.\n(4) References in this Chapter to conviction on indictment include references to a finding of guilt under Article 17 of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (NI 9).\n(5) The Secretary of State may by order amend Schedules 1 and 2.\n(6) Schedule 2A specifies certain terrorism offences, and other offences which may be determined to have a terrorist connection, for the purposes of various provisions of this Chapter and Chapter 4, and makes related provision.\n(7) In this Chapter “serious terrorism offence” means—\n(a) an offence within Part 2 of Schedule 2A (terrorism offences punishable with life imprisonment); or\n(b) an offence within Part 3 of that Schedule (offences with possible terrorist connection punishable with life imprisonment) in respect of which a determination of terrorist connection is made.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 12(1) substituted (12.4.2019) by Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (c. 3), ss. 11(2)(a), 27(3) (with s. 25(5))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 12(3) inserted (30.4.2021) by Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021 (c. 11), ss. 3(2)(a), 50(1)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in art. 12(3) inserted (12.4.2019) by Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (c. 3), ss. 11(2)(b), 27(3) (with s. 25(5))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Art. 12(6)(7) inserted (30.4.2021) by Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021 (c. 11), ss. 3(2)(b), 50(1)(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2008/1216/article/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:39:03.144833+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."
}