84. Amend the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004(1) as follows.U.K.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 14 para. 84 in force at 12.4.2010, see art. 1(2)
85.—(1) Amend section 9 (establishment and conduct of domestic homicide reviews) as follows.U.K.
(2) After subsection (3) insert—
“(3A) Any reference in subsection (2) or (3) to the Secretary of State shall, in relation to persons and bodies within subsection (4)(b), be construed as a reference to the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland.”
(3) In subsection (6)—
(a)after “may” insert “, in relation to England and Wales,”;
(b)for “(4)” substitute “(4)(a)”.
(4) After subsection (6) insert—
“(7) The Department of Justice in Northern Ireland may, in relation to Northern Ireland, by order amend subsection (4)(b).”
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 14 para. 85 in force at 12.4.2010, see art. 1(2)
86.—(1) Amend section 18A (appeals in respect of hearings under section 18(1)(b)), as it applies to Northern Ireland by virtue of section 21 and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1, as follows.U.K.
(2) In subsection (7) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”.
(3) Omit subsection (8).
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 14 para. 86 in force at 12.4.2010, see art. 1(2)
87. In section 56 (grants for assisting victims, witnesses etc.) after subsection (2) insert—U.K.
“(3) In the application of this section to Northern Ireland, any reference in subsection (1) or (2) to the Secretary of State shall be construed as a reference to the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland.”
Commencement Information
I4Sch. 14 para. 87 in force at 12.4.2010, see art. 1(2)
88.—(1) Amend section 61 (orders) as follows.U.K.
(2) In subsection (2) after “power” insert “of the Secretary of State”.
(3) After subsection (4) insert—
“(5) Any power of the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland to make an order under this Act is exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979(2).
(6) An order made by the Department of Justice is subject to negative resolution (within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(3)).”
Commencement Information
I5Sch. 14 para. 88 in force at 12.4.2010, see art. 1(2)
2004 c. 28, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.
1954 c. 33 (N.I.). Section 41(6) was amended by S.I. 1999/663.