# The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010, Paragraph 10

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

(1) Amend section 5 (operation of warrant and retaking prisoners) as follows.
(2) In subsection (8) (meaning of “relevant Minister”)—
(a) omit “and” at the end of paragraph (a); and
(b) after paragraph (a) insert—
“(aa) the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland where the warrant provides for the transfer of a prisoner to or from Northern Ireland; and”.
(3) In subsection (10) (modifications for warrants under section 4A) omit the “and” after paragraph (c) and after paragraph (d) insert—
“; and
(e) in subsection (8)(aa) for “transfer of a prisoner to or from Northern Ireland” there were substituted “transfer of responsibility for the detention and release of the relevant person to the Department of Justice”.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976/schedule/8/paragraph/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998-devolution-of-policing-and-justice-functions-order-2010/schedule-8/paragraph-10
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