# The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010, Paragraph 5

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

In Article 7 (power to release life prisoners on compassionate grounds)—
(a) in paragraph (1)—
(i) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”;
(ii) for “he” substitute “the Department of Justice”;
(b) in paragraph (2) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”;
(c) after paragraph (2) insert—
“(3) The Secretary of State may notify the Department of Justice that a life prisoner is not to be released under this Article without the Secretary of State’s agreement; and, if the Secretary of State gives such a notification in relation to a prisoner, the Department of Justice may not release the prisoner under this Article without the Secretary of State’s agreement.
(4) But the Secretary of State may—
(a) give a notification, or
(b) refuse his agreement to a release,
only if his decision to do so is arrived at (wholly or partly) on the basis of protected information.”

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