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The Justice (2011 Act) (Commencement No. 7) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013

S.R. 2013/252 · Made 25 October 2013

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Justice

Made 25th October 2013

The Department of Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 111(3) of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011f1, makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2011 c.24 (N.I.)

Contents

  1. 1Citation and Interpretation
  2. 2Appointed Day
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and Interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Justice (2011 Act) (Commencement No. 7) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013.

(2)

In this Order, “the 2011 Act” means the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.

2Appointed Day

11th November 2013 is the day appointed for the coming into operation of section 12 of the 2011 Act in so far as it relates to proceedings in the Crown Court and committal proceedings in the magistrates’ courts in relation to an offence which –

(a)

is alleged to have occurred outside the local government district of Belfast; and

(b)

is triable only on indictment.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 25th October 2013.

L.S.

David Ford

Minister of Justice

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into operation provisions of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c.24) (“the Act”).

The provisions of the Act set out in Article 2 come into operation on 11th November 2013.

Section 12 relates to the examination of the accused through an intermediary and these provisions are commenced in so far as it relates to proceedings in the Crown Court and committal proceedings in the magistrates’ courts in relation to an offence which -

(a)

is alleged to have occurred outside the local government district of Belfast; and

(b)

is triable only on indictment.