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The Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 (Commencement) Order 1998

S.I. 1998/1858 · Made 28 July 1998

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PRISONS

Made 28th July 1998

In exercise of the power conferred upon me by section 22 of the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998f1, I hereby make the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1998 c. 35.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1

This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 (Commencement) Order 1998.

2

The Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 shall come into force on the making of this Order.

Signature

Marjorie Mowlam

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Northern Ireland Office

28th July 1998

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the coming into force of the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 on the making of this Order. The Act makes provision about the release on licence of certain persons serving sentences of imprisonment in Northern Ireland.