Regulation 28 Amendment of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989

(1)

The Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989^f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In Article 71 (proof of convictions and acquittals)^f2—

(a)

omit paragraph (1A);

(b)

omit paragraph (2)(c) and the “and” preceding it.

(3)

In Article 72 (conviction as evidence of commission of offence)^f3—

(a)

in paragraph (1), omit “or any other member State”;

(b)

in paragraph (2), omit “or any other member State”;

(c)

in paragraph (3)(a), omit “or any other member State”.

(4)

In Article 73(1) (provisions supplementary to Article 72)^f4, for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b)
the contents of the complaint, indictment or charge-sheet on which the person in question was convicted,”.

Annotations

f1: S.I. 1989/1341 (N.I. 12).
f2: Article 71(1A) and (2)(c) were inserted by paragraph 16 of Schedule 17 to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25).
f3: Article 72(1) was amended by paragraph 17 of Schedule 17 to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25) and S.I. 2004/1501 (N.I. 10), and Article 72(2) and (3)(a) was amended by paragraph 17 of Schedule 17 to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.
f4: Amended by paragraph 18 of Schedule 17 to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25).