# The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010, Paragraph 96

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Amend section 77 (anonymity in investigations: applications) as follows.
(2) After subsection (8) insert—
“(9) The power to make an order under subsection (7) is exercisable by the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland (and not by the Secretary of State) so far as it may be used to make provision which could be made by an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly without the consent of the Secretary of State (see sections 6 to 8 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998).”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976/schedule/14/paragraph/96 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998-devolution-of-policing-and-justice-functions-order-2010/schedule-14/paragraph-96
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