PART 4 N.I.General
Regulations and ordersN.I.
60—(1) A power to make regulations under this Act is, subject to subsection (2), exercisable by the Department of Justice.
(2) The power to make regulations under section 15(1) is exercisable by the Department for Social Development.
(3) Regulations under section 2(3), 35(5) or 39(1)(a) may not be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Assembly.
(4) Any other regulations under this Act are subject to negative resolution.
(5) An order to which this subsection applies may not be made unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Assembly; and this subsection applies to—
(a)an order under section 14(7);
(b)an order under section 28(2) containing provision which amends or repeals a provision of an Act of Parliament or Northern Ireland legislation;
(c)an order under section 55(4).
(6) Any other order under this Act made by the Department of Justice (other than an order under section 61) is subject to negative resolution.
(7) Regulations or orders under this Act made by the Department of Justice or the Department for Social Development may contain incidental, supplementary, transitional, transitory or saving provision.
Commencement and short titleN.I.
61—(1) Section 28(2) and (3), Part 3 (other than section 48) and this Part come into operation on the day after this Act receives Royal Assent.
(2) The other provisions of this Act come into operation on such day or days as the Department of Justice may by order appoint.
(3) An order under this section may contain such transitional provision and such transitory modifications of this Act as appear to the Department of Justice to be necessary or expedient in connection with any provision brought into operation by the order.
(4) This Act may be cited as the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.