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The Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2005

S.R. 2005/109 · Made 9 March 2005

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JUSTICE

Made 9th March 2005

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 87 of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002f1, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2002 c. 26

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule PROVISIONS OF THE JUSTICE (NORTHERN IRELAND) ACT 2002 COMING INTO FORCE ON 1st APRIL 2005
  5. Explanatory note

1

This Order may be cited as the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2005.

2

The provisions of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 specified in the Schedule to this Order shall come into force on 1st April 2005.

Signature

Paul Murphy

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Northern Ireland Office

9th March 2005

PROVISIONS OF THE JUSTICE (NORTHERN IRELAND) ACT 2002 COMING INTO FORCE ON 1st APRIL 2005

Provision of the ActSubject matter of the provision
Section 9(12)Lay magistrates: exercise of functions by Lord Chief Justice, Lord Justices of Appeal, judges of the High Court and county court judges
Section 10(1) to (5) and (7)Transfer of functions of justices of the peace
Section 10(6) to the extent necessary to bring into force the provisions of Schedule 4 specified below
Section 11Transfer of functions of lay panellists
Section 86 to the extent necessary to bring into force the provisions of Schedule 13 specified belowRepeals and revocations
Schedule 4, paragraphs 1 to 13, 15 to 16, 17(1), (3) and (4), and 18 to 40Functions of Justices of the Peace

Schedule 13 –

  • the entry in respect of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954f1;

  • the entry in respect of section 178(3) of and paragraphs 1, 2A, 3(2), 6 and 8(a) of Schedule 2 to the Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968f2;

  • the entry in respect of section 51(5) of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978f3;

  • the entry in respect of the Interpretation Act 1978f4;

  • the entry in respect of Articles 18, 34, 152 and 158A(3) of and Schedule 1 to the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981f5;

  • the entry in respect of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990f6;

  • the entry in respect of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991f7;

  • the entry in respect of the Juries (Northern Ireland) Order 1996f8;

  • the entry in respect of the Access to Justice Act 1999f9;

  • the entry in respect of the Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1999f10;

  • the entry in respect of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000f11, insofar as it relates to the Advisory Committee on Juvenile Court Lay Panel (Northern Ireland);

the entry in respect of Schedule 6 to the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002, insofar as it relates to members of panels formed under Schedule 2 to the Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968.

Repeals and revocations

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order brings into force on 1st April 2005 the provisions of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 set out in the Schedule.