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The Magistrates’ Courts (Criminal Justice (Children)) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2011

S.R. 2011/60 · Made 1 March 2011

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Magistrates’ Courts

Made 1st March 2011

Coming into operation 25th March 2011

The Magistrates’ Courts Rules Committee makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 13 of the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981f1, after consultation with the Department of Justice and with the agreement of the Lord Chief Justice.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I. 26); Article 13 was amended by paragraph 65 of Schedule 5 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4) and paragraph 133(a) of Part 2 to Schedule 18 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 ( S.I. 2010 No.976).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Magistrates’ Courts (Criminal Justice (Children)) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1999
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Rules may be cited as the Magistrates’ Courts (Criminal Justice (Children)) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2011 and shall come into operation on 25th March 2011.

2Amendment of the Magistrates’ Courts (Criminal Justice (Children)) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1999

In Form 1 of the Magistrates’ Courts (Criminal Justice (Children)) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1999, in the heading, for “Articles 14 and 15;” substitute “Article 14;”.

Signature

Liam McNally

Peter Luney

John Rea

Nigel Broderick

Dated 1st March 2011

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules amend the Magistrates’ Courts (Criminal Justice (Children)) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1999 [S.R.1999 No.7] to remove the reference to Article 15 of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 in the heading of Form 1.