# The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010, Paragraph 2

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

At the beginning of Chapter 3 of Part 8 insert—
“Exercise of functions by the Department of Justice
117A (1) This Chapter, except so far as it relates to the delivery of prisoners to or from premises situated outside the United Kingdom, has effect subject to the following modifications.
(2) Any reference to the Secretary of State is to be read as a reference to the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland.
(3) Subsections (4) and (5) below apply instead of section 120(6) and paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 7.
(4) The power of the Department of Justice to make rules under section 120 or to make regulations under paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 shall be exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979.
(5) Rules made by the Department of Justice under section 120, and regulations made by the Department of Justice under paragraph 3 of Schedule 7, shall be subject to negative resolution (within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954).”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976/schedule/7/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998-devolution-of-policing-and-justice-functions-order-2010/schedule-7/paragraph-2
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