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Article 26B Disclosure of juror information or anonymous elector information: lawful authorityF1F10

Northern Ireland

(1)

For the purposes of Article 26A, juror information F2or anonymous elector information is disclosed with lawful authority if any of paragraphs (2) to (9) applies to the disclosure.

(2)

This paragraph applies to a disclosure by an electoral officer—

(a)

to another electoral officer; or

(b)

in accordance with Article 4.

(3)

This paragraph applies to a disclosure by a court official—

(a)

to another court official;

(b)

to the judge of any court; or

(c)

to a juror or a person summoned as a juror.

(4)

This paragraph applies to a disclosure—

(a)

to a person providing services to the F3Department of Justice in respect of its functions under section 69 of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978; or

(b)

to the employee of such a person,

for or in connection with the provision of F4 those services F5 . . . .

(5)

This paragraph applies to a disclosure—

(a)

by a person providing services to the F6Department of Justice in respect of its functions under section 69 of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978; or

(b)

by the employee of such a person,

if the disclosure is required or authorised to be made by an officer of the court (see Article 2(2)) for or in connection with the provision of F7 those services F8 . . . .

(6)

This paragraph applies to a disclosure—

(a)

by an officer of the court to a member of the police service;

(b)

by a member of the police service to another member of the police service; or

(c)

by a member of the police service to an officer of the court,

for or in connection with the making of checks, in accordance with jury check guidelines, on the person to whom the juror information F9or anonymous elector information relates.

(7)

This paragraph applies to a disclosure to a person other than a member of the police service or an officer of the court if the juror information or anonymous elector information is disclosed in accordance with jury check guidelines.

(8)

This paragraph applies to a disclosure for the purposes of criminal proceedings (but not for the purposes of any proceedings in relation to which the person to whom the juror information or anonymous elector information relates may be, is, or has been, a juror).

(9)

This paragraph applies to a disclosure made with leave of a court.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Arts. 26A- 26C inserted (1.8.2007) by Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (c. 6), ss. 10(1), 53(4) (with s. 10(3)); S.I. 2007/2045, art. 2(2)

F2

Words in art. 26B(1) inserted (15.9.2014) by The Anonymous Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1116), arts. 1(1), 11(6)(b)

F3

Words in art. 26B(4)(a) substituted (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Court Service (Abolition and Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/133), art. 4, Sch. para.16(4)(a)(i) (with arts. 5-7)

F4

Word in art. 26B(4) inserted (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Court Service (Abolition and Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/133), art. 4, Sch. para.16(4)(a)(ii) (with arts. 5-7)

F5

Words in art. 26B(4) omitted (12.4.2010) by virtue of Northern Ireland Court Service (Abolition and Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/133), art. 4, Sch. para.16(4)(a)(iii) (with arts. 5-7)

F6

Words in art. 26B(5)(a) substituted (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Court Service (Abolition and Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/133), art. 4, Sch. para.16(4)(b)(i) (with arts. 5-7)

F7

Word in art. 26B(5) inserted (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Court Service (Abolition and Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/133), art. 4, Sch. para.16(4)(b)(ii) (with arts. 5-7)

F8

Words in art. 26B(5) omitted (12.4.2010) by virtue of Northern Ireland Court Service (Abolition and Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/133), art. 4, Sch. para.16(4)(b)(iii) (with arts. 5-7)

F9

Words in art. 26B(6)-(8) inserted (15.9.2014) by The Anonymous Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1116), arts. 1(1), 11(6)(b)

F10

Words in art. 26B heading inserted (15.9.2014) by The Anonymous Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1116), arts. 1(1), 11(6)(a)

Notes on the whole Order

Textual amendments

F1

Order: functions transferred from Lord Chancellor to Department of Justice (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), arts. 1(2), 15(1), Sch. 17 para. 45 (with arts. 15(6), 28-31); S.I. 2010/977, art. 1(2)