Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2004 Explanatory Notes

1. Introduction

2. Background

3. Overview

4. Commentary

   1. Section 1: Transfer to Lord Chancellor of functions relating to Judicial Appointments Commission

   2. Section 2: Membership of the Commission

   3. Section 3: Duty of Commission to secure judiciary reflective of the community

   4. Section 4: Appointment of Lord Chief Justice and Lords Justices of Appeal

      1. Clause 5: Removal or suspension from listed judicial offices

   5. Section 6: Duty of Director of Public Prosecutions to refer certain matters to Police Ombudsman

   6. Section 7: Influencing a Prosecutor

   7. Section 8: Guidance for criminal justice agencies on human rights standards

   8. Section 9: The Juvenile Justice Board

   9. Section 10: Prosecution right of appeal against grant of bail by magistrates’ court

   10. Section 11: Bail under section 67 of the Terrorism Act 2000

   11. Section 12: Bail to which Part II of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 applies

   12. Section 13: Transfer of Prisoners

   13. Section 14: Amendment of section 103 of the Terrorism Act 2000

   14. Section 17: Right of barrister to enter into contract for the provision of his services

   15. Section 21: Statutory Rules

   16. Schedule 1: Transfer to Lord Chancellor of Functions Relating to Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission

   17. Schedule 2: Bail under Terrorism Act 2000

   18. Schedule 3: Court Security

5. Commencement

6. Hansard References