{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-northern-ireland-order-2008/article-49",
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  "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/49",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "49",
  "heading": "Interpretation of this Part",
  "text": "(1) In this Part—\n“agencies” means—\n(a)the Police Service of Northern Ireland;\n(b)the Probation Board for Northern Ireland;\n(c)the Department of Education;\n(d)the Department for Employment and Learning;\n(e)the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety;\n(f)the Department for Social Development;\n(g)... HSC trusts ;\n(h)Education and Library Boards;\n(i)the Northern Ireland Housing Executive;\n(j)the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children;\n“child” means a person under the age of 18;\n“conviction” includes—\n(i)a conviction by or before a court outside Northern Ireland;\n(ii)any finding (other than a finding linked with a finding of insanity) in any criminal proceedings that a person has committed an offence or done the act or made the omission charged;\n(iii)a caution given to a person in respect of an offence which, at the time when the caution was given, the person has admitted;\n“serious harm” means death or serious personal injury, whether physical or psychological;\n“specified” means specified in guidance under Article 50.\n“relevant previous conviction”, in relation to a person, means a conviction for a sexual or violent offence by reason of which the person falls within a specified description of persons;\n(2) The Secretary of State may by order amend the definition of “agencies” in paragraph (1).",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 49(1)(g) omitted (1.4.2022) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 226(4); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Order substituted (1.4.2009) by virtue of Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 1), ss. 32, 34(3), Sch. 6 para. 1(1)(d) (with Sch. 6 para. 1(3)); S.R. 2009/114, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in art. 49(1) inserted (14.3.2016) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 9), ss. 48(2)(a), 106(2); S.R. 2016/136, art. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in art. 49(1) inserted (14.3.2016) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 9), ss. 48(2)(b), 106(2); S.R. 2016/136, art. 2(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2008/1216/article/49",
    "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."
}