# The Justice (2015 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings sections 28, 29 and 31 – 35 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c.9) into operation on 1 September 2015.
Sections 28 and 29 relate to a Victim Charter and the meaning of a victim. Section 31 sets out the procedure for issuing a Charter, while section 32 deals with non-compliance with the Charter by a criminal justice agency. Sections 33 sets out who is to be afforded the opportunity to make a victim statement, section 34 provides for making a supplementary statement and section 35 provides that the court must have regard to a victim statement in determining a sentence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/320/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/justice-2015-act-commencement-no-1-order-northern-ireland-2015/note
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