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The Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 1989

S.I. 1989/510 · Made 16 March 1989

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NORTHERN IRELAND

Made 16th March 1989

Coming into force 22nd March 1989

Whereas a draft of these Regulations has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 27(1) of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978f1, I hereby make the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1978 c. 5.

Contents

  1. 1Regulation 1
  2. 2Regulation 2
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 22nd March 1989.

2

The Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Regulations 1978f1 shall be amended as follows:

(a)

for regulation 4 (funerals) there shall be substituted—

“4

Where it appears to an officer of the Royal Ulster Constabulary not below the rank of chief inspector that a funeral may—

(a)

occasion a breach of the peace or serious public disorder, or

(b)

cause undue demands to be made on Her Majesty’s forces or the police,

he may, where it appears to him to be necessary for the preservation of public order, give directions requiring persons taking part in the funeral to travel in vehicles.”; and

(b)

regulation 5 (closing of licensed premises, clubs etc.) shall be deleted.Northern Ireland Office

Signature

Tom King

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

16th March 1989

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Regulations 1978 by removing the Secretary of State’s power to order the closure of licensed premises, clubs etc. and by confining the power of the Royal Ulster Constabulary in relation to funerals to directions that those taking part in a funeral must travel in vehicles.