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Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007

2007 c. 6 · Enacted 24 May 2007 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to make provision about justice and security in Northern Ireland.[24th May 2007]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Trials on indictment without a jury
  2. 1Issue of certificate
  3. 2Certificates: supplementary
  4. 3Preliminary inquiry Repealed
  5. 4Court for trial
  6. 5Mode of trial on indictment
  7. 6Rules of court
  8. 7Limitation on challenge of issue of certificate
  9. 8Supplementary
  10. 9Duration of non-jury trial provisions
  11. Juries
  12. 10Restrictions on disclosure of juror information
  13. 11Chief Electoral Officer to provide additional information to Juries Officer
  14. 12Jurors found to be disqualified before being summoned
  15. 13Abolition of peremptory challenge in criminal cases
  16. Human Rights Commission
  17. 14Legal proceedings
  18. 15Investigations: evidence
  19. 16Investigations: access to prisons, &c.
  20. 17Investigations: terms of reference
  21. 18Investigations: duty to report
  22. 19Recommendations
  23. 20Timing
  24. Powers
  25. 21Stop and question
  26. 22Arrest
  27. 23Entry
  28. 24Search for munitions and transmitters
  29. 25Search for unlawfully detained persons
  30. 26Premises: vehicles, &c.
  31. 27Examination of documents
  32. 28Examination of documents: procedure
  33. 29Taking possession of land, &c.
  34. 30Road closure: immediate
  35. 31Sections 29 and 30: supplementary
  36. 32Road closure: by order
  37. Powers: supplementary
  38. 33Exercise of powers
  39. 34Code of practice
  40. 35Code: effect
  41. 36Code: procedure for order
  42. 37Records
  43. 38Compensation
  44. 39Prosecution
  45. 40Review
  46. 41Duration
  47. 42Interpretation
  48. Miscellaneous
  49. 43Accredited community-based restorative justice schemes
  50. 44Northern Ireland department with policing and justice functions
  51. 45Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice
  52. 46Free legal aid in magistrates' courts
  53. 47Altering title of resident magistrate
  54. 48Private Security Industry
  55. 49Amendments of the Private Security Industry Act 2001
  56. Supplemental
  57. 50Repeals and revocations Not yet in force
  58. 51Financial provisions
  59. 52Extent
  60. 53Commencement
  61. 54Short title
  62. Schedule 1: Trials on indictment without a jury: consequential amendments
  63. Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (c. 25)
  64. 1Paragraph 1
  65. Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
  66. 2Paragraph 2
  67. 3Paragraph 3
  68. 4Paragraph 4
  69. Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28)
  70. 5Paragraph 5
  71. Schedule 2: Restrictions on disclosure of juror information: further amendments
  72. Introduction
  73. 1Paragraph 1
  74. No inspection of Jurors Lists and panels
  75. 2Paragraph 2
  76. Procedure for ascertaining attendance of jurors to be conducted in private
  77. 3Paragraph 3
  78. Balloting of jurors by number rather than by name
  79. 4Paragraph 4
  80. Schedule 3: Munitions and Transmitters: Search and Seizure
  81. Interpretation
  82. 1Paragraph 1
  83. Entering premises
  84. 2Paragraph 2
  85. 3Paragraph 3
  86. Stopping and searching persons: general
  87. 4Paragraph 4
  88. Stopping and searching persons in specified locations
  89. 4AParagraph 4A
  90. 4BParagraph 4B
  91. 4CParagraph 4C
  92. 4DParagraph 4D
  93. 4EParagraph 4E
  94. 4FParagraph 4F
  95. 4GParagraph 4G
  96. 4HParagraph 4H
  97. 4IParagraph 4I
  98. Seizure
  99. 5Paragraph 5
  100. Records
  101. 6Paragraph 6
  102. 7Paragraph 7
  103. Offences
  104. 8Paragraph 8
  105. 9Paragraph 9
  106. Schedule 4: Compensation
  107. Right to compensation
  108. 1Paragraph 1
  109. 2Paragraph 2
  110. Time limit
  111. 3Paragraph 3
  112. Determination
  113. 4Paragraph 4
  114. 5Paragraph 5
  115. 6Paragraph 6
  116. 7Paragraph 7
  117. Assignment of right
  118. 8Paragraph 8
  119. Offenders
  120. 9Paragraph 9
  121. Notices
  122. 10Paragraph 10
  123. 11Paragraph 11
  124. Offences
  125. 12Paragraph 12
  126. Schedule 5: Northern Ireland department with policing and justice functions
  127. 1Paragraph 1
  128. 2Paragraph 2
  129. 3Paragraph 3
  130. Schedule 6: Private Security Industry: Interim Arrangements
  131. Interpretation
  132. 1Paragraph 1
  133. 2Paragraph 2
  134. 3Paragraph 3
  135. Unlicensed services: offences
  136. 4Paragraph 4
  137. 5Paragraph 5
  138. 6Paragraph 6
  139. 7Paragraph 7
  140. Application for licence
  141. 8Paragraph 8
  142. Issue of licence
  143. 9Paragraph 9
  144. Conditions of licence
  145. 10Paragraph 10
  146. Refusal of licence
  147. 11Paragraph 11
  148. Duration of licence
  149. 12Paragraph 12
  150. Revocation of licence
  151. 13Paragraph 13
  152. Appeal
  153. 14Paragraph 14
  154. 15Paragraph 15
  155. Change of personnel
  156. 16Paragraph 16
  157. 17Paragraph 17
  158. 18Paragraph 18
  159. 19Paragraph 19
  160. Records
  161. 20Paragraph 20
  162. 21Paragraph 21
  163. Offence: body corporate
  164. 22Paragraph 22
  165. Notice
  166. 23Paragraph 23
  167. Schedule 7: Repeals and revocations Not yet in force