# The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010, Paragraph 24

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

In Article 29 (further release after recall for certain fixed-term prisoners)—
(a) in paragraph (5)—
(i) for “Secretary of State”, where it occurs first, substitute “Department of Justice”;
(ii) before “Secretary of State”, where it occurs second, insert “Department of Justice or the”;
(b) after paragraph (5) insert—
“(5A) The Secretary of State may refer P’s case to the Parole Commissioners under paragraph (5) only if his decision to refer P’s case is arrived at (wholly or partly) on the basis of protected information.”;
(c) in paragraph (8) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976/schedule/5/paragraph/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998-devolution-of-policing-and-justice-functions-order-2010/schedule-5/paragraph-24
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.