# Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023, Section 6: Operational powers of ICRIR officers

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

(1) The Commissioner for Investigations is (by virtue of this section) designated as a person having the powers and privileges of a constable.
(2) The Commissioner for Investigations may designate any other ICRIR officer as a person having the powers and privileges of a constable, if that Commissioner is satisfied that that ICRIR officer—
(a) is capable of effectively exercising those powers and privileges;
(b) has received adequate training in respect of the exercise of those powers and privileges; and
(c) is otherwise a suitable person to exercise those powers and privileges.
(3) The powers and privileges of a constable which the Commissioner for Investigations, or any other ICRIR officer, has by virtue of a designation under this section may be exercised for the purposes of, or in connection with, any function of the ICRIR except the function of producing the historical record.
(4) Schedule 2 contains further provision about the operational powers of ICRIR officers.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/41/section/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-troubles-legacy-and-reconciliation-act-2023/section-6
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