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Department of Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2010

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1—(1) There shall be established a Northern Ireland department to be known as the Department of Justice.

(2) The purpose of that department is to exercise functions consisting wholly or mainly of devolved policing and justice functions within the meaning of section 21A of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47).

F1(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4) In the Ombudsman (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 8) in Schedule 2 (which lists the bodies subject to investigation) at the appropriate place insert— “ The Department of Justice ”.

(5) The statutory provisions mentioned in the Schedule (which refer to the department established by this section) are amended as set out in that Schedule.

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I1S. 1 wholly in operation at 12.4.2010; s. 1 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 3(2); s. 1(1)-(4) in operation at 10.4.2010 by S.R. 2010/147, art. 2(1); s. 1(5) in operation at 12.4.2010 by S.R. 2010/147, art. 2(2)

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