{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998-devolution-of-policing-and-justice-functions-order-2010/schedule-3/paragraph-48",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998-devolution-of-policing-and-justice-functions-order-2010/schedule-3/paragraph-48.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2010/976",
  "legislation_title": "The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998-devolution-of-policing-and-justice-functions-order-2010",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/48",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "48",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) In section 12 (accounts and audit)—\n(a) in subsections (3) and (4) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”;\n(b) in subsection (5)—\n(i) for “Secretary of State” (in both places) substitute “Department of Justice”;\n(ii) for “Comptroller and Auditor General” substitute “Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland”;\n(c) in subsection (6)—\n(i) for “Comptroller and Auditor General” substitute “Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland”; and\n(ii) for “each House of Parliament” substitute “the Northern Ireland Assembly”; and\n(d) after subsection (6) insert—\n“(7) Section 41(3) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies for the purposes of subsection (6)(b) in relation to the laying of a copy of a statement or report as it applies in relation to the laying of a statutory document under an enactment.”\n(2) Sub-paragraph (1) above does not apply in relation to a financial year ending before the coming into force of this Order.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 48 in force at 12.4.2010, see art. 1(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 12 was amended by section 7 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 (c. 6)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1954 c. 33 (N.I.). Section 41(3) was substituted by S.I. 1999/663."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976/schedule/3/paragraph/48",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:45:39.950485+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}