Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2004

Regulations about retention of articles N.I.

6 (1) The [F1 Department of Justice] may by regulations make provision as to— N.I.

(a) the provision to persons—

(i) by whom articles have been surrendered in response to a request under paragraph 4(1), or

(ii) from whom articles have been seized under paragraph 4(2),

of written information about the powers of retention of court security officers,

(b) the keeping of records about articles which have been so surrendered or seized,

(c) the period for which unclaimed articles have to be kept, and

(d) the disposal of unclaimed articles at the end of that period.

(2) “Unclaimed article” means an article—

(a) which has been retained under paragraph 5 [F2 or paragraph 5A],

(b) which a person is entitled to have returned to him,

(c) which has not been returned, and

(d) whose return has not been requested by a person entitled to it.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 3 para. 6(1) substituted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), arts. 1(2), 15(5), Sch. 18 para. 71(6) (with arts. 28-31)

F2 Words in Sch. 3 para. 6(2)(a) inserted (6.4.2010) by Coroners and Justice Act 2009, (c. 25), {ss. 147(4)}, 182(4)(c) (with s. 180, Sch. 22 para. 44(2)); S.I. 2010/816, art. 2, Sch. para. 10