Paragraph 98 I1

Amend section 83 (review of Chapter 1 of Part 3) as follows.

In subsection (1) after “Chapter” insert “in England and Wales”.

After subsection (2) insert—

“(3)

The Department of Justice in Northern Ireland must review the operation of this Chapter in Northern Ireland and prepare a report of that review.

(4)

The Department of Justice must lay a copy of the report before the Northern Ireland Assembly before the end of the period of 2 years beginning with the day on which section 77 comes into force.

(5)

Section 41(3) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954^f1 applies for the purposes of subsection (4) in relation to the laying of a copy of a report as it applies in relation to the laying of a statutory document under an enactment.”