Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

Commencement N.I.

111—(1) The following provisions of this Act come into operation on the day after this Act receives Royal Assent—

(a) section 52;

(b) section 57;

(c) sections 93 and 94;

(d) section 102 and 106 to 108;

(e) section 109 and Schedule 6;

(f) this section;

(g) section 112;

(h) paragraphs 1, 3, 5 and 11 of Schedule 7 (and section 110(1) so far as relating to those paragraphs);

(i) in Part 5 of Schedule 8, the repeals in the Vagrancy Act 1824 (c. 83), the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33), the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (c. 26) and the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (NI 1) (and section 110(2) so far as relating to those repeals).

(2) The following provisions of this Act come into operation two months after the day on which this Act receives Royal Assent—

(a) section 51;

(b) section 53;

(c) paragraphs 12 and 15 of Schedule 7 (and section 110(1) so far as relating to those paragraphs);

(d) in Part 5 of Schedule 8, the repeals in the Offences against the Person Act 1861 (c. 100), the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42) and the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (NI 14) (and section 110(2) so far as relating to those repeals).

(3) The other provisions of this Act come into operation on such day or days as the Department may by order appoint.

(4) Without prejudice to section 107(4), an order under subsection (3) may contain such transitional or transitory modifications of this Act as appear to the Department to be necessary or expedient in connection with any provision brought into operation by the order.

Subordinate Legislation Made

P1 S. 111(3) power partly exercised: different dates appointed for specified provisions by S.R. 2011/224, arts. 2, 3

S. 111(3) power partly exercised: different dates appointed for specified provisions by S.R. 2011/370, arts. 2, 3