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Life Sentences (Northern Ireland) Order 2001 (Commencement) Order 2001

S.R. 2001/337 · Made 26 September 2001

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PRISONS AND YOUNG OFFENDERS

Made 26th September 2001

The Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by Article 1(2) of The Life Sentences (Northern Ireland) Order 2001f1, hereby makes the following Order:—

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Footnotes

f1

S.I. 2001/2564 (N.I. 2)

Contents

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

1Citation

This Order may be cited as The Life Sentences (Northern Ireland) Order 2001 (Commencement) Order 2001.

2Appointed Day

The appointed day for the coming into operation of The Life Sentences (Northern Ireland) Order 2001 shall be 8th October 2001.

Signature

John Reid

Northern Ireland Office

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

26th September 2001

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order brings into operation on 8th October 2001 The Life Sentences (Northern Ireland) Order 2001 which provides for the release and recall of persons serving a sentence of life imprisonment or detention during the pleasure of the Secretary of State.