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Northern Ireland Act 2009

2009 c. 3 · Enacted 12 March 2009 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to make provision in relation to policing and justice in Northern Ireland; and to amend section 86 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

[12th March 2009]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. 1Northern Ireland department with policing and justice functions
  2. 2Judicial appointments and removals
  3. 3Miscellaneous amendments
  4. 4Amendments to section 86 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998
  5. 5Final provisions
  6. Schedule 1: Northern Ireland department with policing and justice functions
  7. Part 1: Preliminary
  8. 1Paragraph 1
  9. 2Paragraph 2
  10. Part 2: Amendments to the 1998 Act relating to departmental model for policing and justice functions
  11. 3Paragraph 3
  12. 4Paragraph 4
  13. Part 3: Special provision applying to first policing and justice department
  14. Application
  15. 5Paragraph 5
  16. Section 18(1)(b) of the 1998 Act not to apply on establishment of department
  17. 6Paragraph 6
  18. Filling of Ministerial office after election
  19. 7Paragraph 7
  20. Dissolution of department etc
  21. 8Paragraph 8
  22. Amendments to sections 21B and 21C of the 1998 Act
  23. 9Paragraph 9
  24. 10Paragraph 10
  25. Schedule 2: Sections 12 to 12C of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978
  26. Appointment of the Lord Chief Justice and Lords Justices of Appeal
  27. 12Paragraph 12
  28. Appointment of judges of the High Court
  29. 12AParagraph 12A
  30. Tenure of office: Lord Chief Justice
  31. 12BParagraph 12B
  32. Tenure of office: Lords Justices of Appeal and certain High Court judges
  33. 12CParagraph 12C
  34. Schedule 3: Amendments to the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002
  35. 1Paragraph 1
  36. 2Paragraph 2
  37. 3Paragraph 3
  38. 4Paragraph 4
  39. 5Paragraph 5
  40. 6Paragraph 6
  41. 7Paragraph 7
  42. 8Paragraph 8
  43. 9Paragraph 9
  44. 10Paragraph 10
  45. 11Paragraph 11
  46. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  47. 13Paragraph 13
  48. 14Paragraph 14
  49. Schedule 4: Transfer of appointment and related functions
  50. Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943 (c. 39)
  51. 1Paragraph 1
  52. Coroners Act (Northern Ireland) 1959 (c. 15 (N.I.))
  53. 2Paragraph 2
  54. County Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1959 (c. 25 (N.I.))
  55. 3Paragraph 3
  56. Magistrates' Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1964 (c. 21 (N.I.))
  57. 4Paragraph 4
  58. 5Paragraph 5
  59. Lands Tribunal and Compensation Act (Northern Ireland) 1964 (c. 29 (N.I.))
  60. 6Paragraph 6
  61. 7Paragraph 7
  62. Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (c. 38)
  63. 8Paragraph 8
  64. Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/2157 (N.I. 28))
  65. 9Paragraph 9
  66. Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c. 23)
  67. 10Paragraph 10
  68. 11Paragraph 11
  69. 12Paragraph 12
  70. 13Paragraph 13
  71. 14Paragraph 14
  72. 15Paragraph 15
  73. 16Paragraph 16
  74. 17Paragraph 17
  75. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  76. Reserve Forces (Safeguard of Employment) Act 1985 (c. 17)
  77. 19Paragraph 19
  78. Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/595 (N.I. 4))
  79. 20Paragraph 20
  80. Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/2203 (N.I. 22))
  81. 21Paragraph 21
  82. Child Support Act 1991 (c. 48)
  83. 22Paragraph 22
  84. 23Paragraph 23
  85. Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)
  86. 24Paragraph 24
  87. Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (c. 53)
  88. 25Paragraph 25
  89. Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/274 (N.I. 1))
  90. 26Paragraph 26
  91. Plant Varieties Act 1997 (c. 66)
  92. 27Paragraph 27
  93. Deregulation (Model Appeal Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997 (S.R. 1997/269)
  94. 28Paragraph 28
  95. Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10))
  96. 29Paragraph 29
  97. 30Paragraph 30
  98. 31Paragraph 31
  99. Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/3162 (N.I. 21))
  100. 32Paragraph 32
  101. Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (c. 26)
  102. 33Paragraph 33
  103. 34Paragraph 34
  104. 35Paragraph 35
  105. 36Paragraph 36
  106. 37Paragraph 37
  107. 38Paragraph 38
  108. Criminal Injuries Compensation (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/796 (N.I. 1))
  109. 39Paragraph 39
  110. 40Paragraph 40
  111. Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/431 (N.I. 9))
  112. 41Paragraph 41
  113. Traffic Management (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1964 (N.I. 14))
  114. 42Paragraph 42
  115. Industrial Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005/150)
  116. 43Paragraph 43
  117. 44Paragraph 44
  118. Fair Employment Tribunal (Rules of Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005/151)
  119. 45Paragraph 45
  120. 46Paragraph 46
  121. Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 12 (N.I.))
  122. 47Paragraph 47
  123. Schedule 5: Consequential amendments and transitional provision
  124. Part 1: Consequential amendments
  125. County Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1959 (c. 25 (N.I.))
  126. 1Paragraph 1
  127. 2Paragraph 2
  128. Magistrates' Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1964 (c. 21 (N.I.))
  129. 3Paragraph 3
  130. Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47)
  131. 4Paragraph 4
  132. Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2004 (c. 4)
  133. 5Paragraph 5
  134. Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4)
  135. 6Paragraph 6
  136. 7Paragraph 7
  137. 8Paragraph 8
  138. Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 33)
  139. 9Paragraph 9
  140. Part 2: Transitional provision
  141. 10Paragraph 10
  142. 11Paragraph 11
  143. 12Paragraph 12
  144. 13Paragraph 13
  145. 14Paragraph 14
  146. 15Paragraph 15
  147. 16Paragraph 16
  148. Schedule 6: Review of arrangements for judicial appointments and removals etc
  149. 1Paragraph 1
  150. 2Paragraph 2