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The Justice (2015 Act) (Commencement No.9) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

S.R. 2016/436 · Made 12 December 2016

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Justice

Made 12th December 2016

The Department of Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 106(2) of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015f1, makes the following Order.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2015 c.9 (N.I). There are amendments to the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 that are not relevant to this Order.

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Appointed day
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation

This Order may be cited as the Justice (2015 Act) (Commencement No. 9) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016.

2Appointed day

The day appointed for the coming into operation of Section 30 (the witness charter) of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 is 30th December 2016.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 12th December 2016

L.S.

Claire Sugden

Minister of Justice

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings section 30 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c.9) into operation on 30th December 2016.

Section 30 relates to a Witness Charter and the meaning of a witness. It places a duty on the Department to issue a Witness Charter setting out the services, standard of services and treatment of witnesses by criminal justice agencies. Section 30 also requires criminal justice agencies to have regard to the Charter in carrying out their functions.