The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1994

PART I INTRODUCTORY

Title and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1994.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on such day or days as the Secretary of State may by order appoint.

Interpretation

2.—(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(1) shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

(2) In this Order—

“fine” includes a pecuniary penalty but does not include a pecuniary forfeiture or pecuniary compensation;

“relevant provision” means a provision contained in—

(a)

an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom;

(b)

an Act of the Parliament of Ireland;

(c)

an Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland;

(d)

an Order in Council under section 1(3) of the Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972(2);

(e)

an Order in Council under Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974;

“statutory provision” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.

(3) In Articles 19 to 24—

“complainant” means a person against whom the offence is alleged to have been committed;

“picture” includes a likeness however produced;

“relevant programme” means a programme included in a programme service, within the meaning of the Broadcasting Act 1990(3); and

“written publication” includes a film, a sound-track and any other record in permanent form but does not include an indictment or other document prepared for use in particular legal proceedings.

(1)

1954 c. 33 (N.I.)

(2)

1972 c. 22

(3)

1990 c. 42