Section 55 The advisory forumI1I2
Northern Ireland
The designated persons must use their best endeavours to establish an advisory forum consisting of other persons.
In establishing an advisory forum, the designated persons must have regard to—
the need to ensure that the membership of the advisory forum includes persons who represent the views of victims and survivors of events and conduct forming part of the Troubles (whether or not they also represent the views of other persons);
the need to ensure that the membership of the advisory forum is balanced as respects those members who are associated with the different communities in Northern Ireland.
The duties imposed on the designated persons by subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if—
those persons have taken the actions required by those duties before the specified day, and
an advisory forum established by those persons in compliance with those duties is in existence immediately before the specified day.
The designated persons must publish any current arrangements under which any advisory forum is established (including publishing the membership of the forum) as soon as practicable after the arrangements are made or amended (or after the specified day, in the case of any arrangements made before that day and not already published).
Annotations
Commencement
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S. 55 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 63(4)
- I2
S. 55 in force at 1.5.2024 by S.I. 2024/584, reg. 2(aa) (with regs. 3, 4)