Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 No. 24

PART 3 N.I. POLICING AND COMMUNITY SAFETY PARTNERSHIPS

Other reports by PCSPs and DPCSPs N.I.

Reports by PCSP to joint committee N.I.

27—(1) A PCSP shall, whenever so required by the joint committee, submit to the joint committee a report on any such matter connected with the exercise of its functions as may be specified in the requirement.

(2) This section does not apply to the PCSP for Belfast (as to which see section 28).

(3) A report under this section shall be made—

(a) in such form as may be specified in the requirement under subsection (1); and

(b) within the period of 3 months from the date on which that requirement is made, or within such longer period as may be agreed between the PCSP and the joint committee.

(4) The joint committee may arrange for a report under this section to be published in such manner as appears to the joint committee to be appropriate.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 27 in operation at 1.4.2012 by S.R. 2012/142, art. 2(a)

Reports by Belfast PCSP to joint committee N.I.

28—(1) The PCSP for Belfast shall, whenever so required by the joint committee, submit to the joint committee a report on any matter which is specified in the requirement and is connected with the exercise of—

(a) its functions, or

(b) the functions of a DPCSP.

(2) A report under this section shall be made—

(a) in such form as may be specified in the requirement under subsection (1); and

(b) within the required period or such longer period as may be agreed between the PCSP and the joint committee.

(3) The required period is—

(a) 4 months from the date on which the requirement under subsection (1) is made, if the requirement relates wholly or in part to the functions of a DPCSP;

(b) 3 months from the date on which the requirement under subsection (1) is made, in any other case.

(4) When the PCSP submits its report under subsection (1) it shall at the same time send to the joint committee copies of any related DPCSP report.

(5) The joint committee may arrange for the publication, in such manner as appears to the joint committee to be appropriate, of—

(a) a report submitted under subsection (1);

(b) a related DPCSP report.

(6) A “DPCSP report” is a report submitted to the PCSP under section 29.

(7) A DPCSP report is related to a report submitted in pursuance of a requirement under subsection (1) if the PCSP imposed the requirement to submit the DPCSP report to enable it to comply with the requirement under subsection (1).

Commencement Information

I2 S. 28 in operation at 1.4.2012 by S.R. 2012/142, art. 2(a)

Reports by DPCSP to principal PCSP N.I.

29—(1) A DPCSP shall, whenever so required by the principal PCSP, submit to the principal PCSP a report on any matter which is specified in the requirement and is connected with the exercise of the DPCSP's functions.

(2) A report under this section shall be made—

(a) in such form as may be specified in the requirement under subsection (1); and

(b) within the period of 2 months from the date on which that requirement is made, or within such longer period as may be agreed between the DPCSP and the principal PCSP.

(3) The principal PCSP may arrange for a report submitted under this section to be published in such manner as appears to the principal PCSP to be appropriate.

(4) Subsection (3) does not apply if the principal PCSP has imposed the requirement under subsection (1) to enable it to comply with a requirement imposed on it under section 28(1).

Commencement Information

I3 S. 29 in operation at 1.4.2012 by S.R. 2012/142, art. 2(a)