SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3Amendments relating to policing

Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000

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1

Amend Schedule 1180 (the Northern Ireland Policing Board) as follows.

2

In paragraphs 6(1)(b), 7(3), (4) and (13), 8(1), (2), (3) and (8), 9(1) and (2) and 12 for “Secretary of State” (wherever occurring) substitute “Minister of Justice”.

3

In paragraph 13(1) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”.

4

In paragraph 14—

a

in sub-paragraph (1) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”;

b

in sub-paragraph (4) for “Secretary of State” (in each place) substitute “Department of Justice”.

5

In paragraph 15—

a

in sub-paragraph (1) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”;

b

in sub-paragraph (2) for “Secretary of State may” substitute “Department of Justice may, with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel,”.

6

In paragraph 16—

a

in sub-paragraph (2) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”;

b

in sub-paragraph (3)—

i

for “Secretary of State and the Comptroller and Auditor General” substitute “Department of Justice and the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland”;

ii

for “Secretary of State” (where it occurs for the second time) substitute “Department of Justice”;

c

in sub-paragraph (4)—

i

for “Comptroller and Auditor General” substitute “Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland”;

ii

for “each House of Parliament” substitute “the Northern Ireland Assembly”;

d

after sub-paragraph (4) insert—

5

Section 41(3) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies for the purposes of sub-paragraph (4)(b) in relation to the laying of a copy of a statement or report as it applies in relation to the laying of a statutory document under an enactment.

7

Sub-paragraph (6) above does not apply in relation to a financial year ending before the coming into force of this Order.

8

In paragraph 22(2) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”.

9

In paragraph 23—

a

in sub-paragraph (a)(iii) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”;

b

in sub-paragraph (c) for the words from “any” to “Secretary of State” substitute “any reference to the Ministry were a reference to the Department of Justice”.

10

In paragraph 24(1A)(b) after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Minister of Justice”.