# The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010, Paragraph 26

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

In paragraph 17 (prisoners unlawfully at large) after sub-paragraph (6) insert—
“(7) In relation to a person who, having been sentenced to imprisonment, is unlawfully at large during any period during which he is liable to be detained in a prison in England and Wales or Scotland and is sentenced to imprisonment by a court in Northern Ireland, any reference in sub-paragraph (5) above to the Secretary of State must be read as a reference to the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976/schedule/8/paragraph/26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998-devolution-of-policing-and-justice-functions-order-2010/schedule-8/paragraph-26
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