{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-act-2000/section-25",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-act-2000/section-25.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/32",
  "legislation_title": "Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-act-2000",
  "path": "section/25",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "25",
  "heading": "The Board’s policing objectives.",
  "text": "(1) The Board shall determine, and may from time to time revise, objectives for the policing of Northern Ireland.\n(2) Objectives under this section may relate to matters to which objectives under section 24 also relate, or to other matters, ...\n(3) Before determining or revising objectives under this section, the Board shall—\n(aa) take account of any objectives under section 24;\n(a) consult the Chief Constable and the policing committees of policing and community safety partnerships; and\n(b) consider—\n(i) any reports received by the Board under Part 3 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011; and\n(ii) any views of the public obtained under arrangements made under that Part.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 25(2) repealed (8.4.2003) by Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 (c. 6), s. 3(2), Sch. 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 25(3)(aa) inserted (8.4.2003) by Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 (c. 6), s. 3(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 25(3)(a) substituted (1.4.2012) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 24), s. 111(3), Sch. 7 para. 8(3); S.R. 2012/142, art. 2(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "S. 25(3)(b) substituted (1.4.2012) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 24), s. 111(3), Sch. 7 para. 8(4); S.R. 2012/142, art. 2(d)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/32/section/25",
    "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."
}