# The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010, Paragraph 21

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

In section 87 (defences to liability under section 86)—
(a) in subsection (5) omit “or in Northern Ireland”; and
(b) after subsection (6) insert—
“(6A) The Department of Justice in Northern Ireland may by order make provision prescribing circumstances in which a person who discloses information as mentioned in section 86(1) is not guilty in Northern Ireland of an offence under that section.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976/schedule/15/paragraph/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998-devolution-of-policing-and-justice-functions-order-2010/schedule-15/paragraph-21
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