Paragraph 11 I1

Amend section 16 (inspections of SOCA) as follows.

After subsection (3) insert—

“(3A)

Before requesting an inspection that would fall to be carried out wholly or partly in Northern Ireland, the Secretary of State must consult the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland.”

In subsection (9) after paragraph (b) insert—

“and

(c)

if the inspection was carried out wholly or partly in Northern Ireland, to the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland.”

In subsection (11) after paragraph (b) insert—

“and

(c)

if the inspection was carried out wholly or partly in Northern Ireland, to the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland.”