{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-act-2000/section-24",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-act-2000/section-24.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/32",
  "legislation_title": "Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-act-2000",
  "path": "section/24",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "24",
  "heading": "The Department of Justice’s long term policing objectives.",
  "text": "(1) The Department of Justice may determine, and from time to time revise, long term objectives for the policing of Northern Ireland.\n(2) Before determining or revising any objectives under this section, the Department of Justice shall consult the Board with a view to obtaining its agreement to the proposed objectives or revision.\n(2A) Before determining or revising any objectives under this section, the Department of Justice shall also consult—\n(a) the Chief Constable;\n(b) the Ombudsman;\n(c) the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission;\n(d) the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland; and\n(e) such other persons as the Department of Justice considers appropriate.\n(3) The Department of Justice shall lay before the Northern Ireland Assembly a statement of any objectives determined or revised under this section.\n(4) Section 41(3) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies for the purposes of subsection (3) in relation to the laying of a statement as it applies in relation to the laying of a statutory document under an enactment.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 24(1) substituted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 52(1)(a) (with arts. 28-31)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 24(2)(2A) substituted for s. 24(2) (8.4.2003) by Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 (c. 6), s. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 24(2) substituted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 52(1)(a) (with arts. 28-31)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 24(2A) substituted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 52(1)(a) (with arts. 28-31)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 24(3) substituted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 52(1)(a) (with arts. 28-31)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in s. 24(3) substituted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 52(1)(b) (with arts. 28-31)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "S. 24(4) inserted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 52(1)(c) (with arts. 28-31)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in s. 24 heading substituted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 52(2) (with arts. 28-31)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/32/section/24",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:20:39.477204+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}