# The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010, Paragraph 40

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

(1) Parts 1 to 7 of the Parole Commissioners’ Rules (Northern Ireland) 2009 (as amended by paragraphs 33 to 37 and 39 above) continue in effect as if made by the Department of Justice under paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008.
(2) Part 8 of those Rules (as inserted by paragraph 38 above) has effect as if made by the Secretary of State under paragraph 4A of Schedule 4 to the 2008 Order (as inserted by paragraph 31(3) above).
(3) Sub-paragraphs (4) and (5) below apply to a case as is referred to in rule 31(1) of those Rules.
(4) If under the Life Sentence Review Commissioners’ Rules 2001 a prisoner and any representative appointed by him are excluded from proceedings, the Advocate General for Northern Ireland may appoint a person to represent the prisoner’s interests in those proceedings; and, accordingly—
(a) rule 2(2) of the 2001 Rules has effect as if for the definition of “special advocate” there were substituted—
““special advocate” means a person appointed under paragraph 40(4) of Schedule 5 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010.”;
(b) rule 16(1) of the 2001 Rules has effect as if for “Attorney General” (in each place) there were substituted “Advocate General for Northern Ireland”.
(5) A person appointed under sub-paragraph (4) above is not responsible to the prisoner whose interests he represents.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976/schedule/5/paragraph/40 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998-devolution-of-policing-and-justice-functions-order-2010/schedule-5/paragraph-40
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