There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Victims and Survivors (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, Section 6.
6.—(1) The [F2Commission] shall promote an awareness of matters relating to the interests of victims and survivors and of the need to safeguard those interests.
(2) The [F3Commission] shall keep under review the adequacy and effectiveness of law and practice affecting the interests of victims and survivors.
(3) The [F4Commission] shall keep under review the adequacy and effectiveness of services provided for victims and survivors by bodies or persons.
(4) The [F5Commission] shall advise the Secretary of State, the Executive Committee of the Assembly and any body or person providing services for victims and survivors on matters concerning the interests of victims and survivors—
(a)as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of a request for advice; and
(b)on such other occasions as the [F6Commission] thinks appropriate.
(5) The [F7Commission] shall take reasonable steps to ensure that the views of victims and survivors are sought concerning the exercise by the [F7Commission] of [F8its] functions.
(6) The [F9Commission] shall make arrangements for a forum for consultation and discussion with victims and survivors.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in art. 6 heading substituted (23.5.2008) by Commission for Victims and Survivors Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 6), s. 1(4)(a)
F2Word in art. 6(1) substituted (23.5.2008) by Commission for Victims and Survivors Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 6), s. 1(4)(a)
F3Word in art. 6(2) substituted (23.5.2008) by Commission for Victims and Survivors Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 6), s. 1(4)(a)
F4Word in art. 6(3) substituted (23.5.2008) by Commission for Victims and Survivors Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 6), s. 1(4)(a)
F5Word in art. 6(4) substituted (23.5.2008) by Commission for Victims and Survivors Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 6), s. 1(4)(a)
F6Word in art. 6(4)(b) substituted (23.5.2008) by Commission for Victims and Survivors Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 6), s. 1(4)(a)
F7Word in art. 6(5) substituted (23.5.2008) by Commission for Victims and Survivors Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 6), s. 1(4)(a)
F8Word in art. 6(5) substituted (23.5.2008) by Commission for Victims and Survivors Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 6), s. 1(4)(b)
F9Word in art. 6(6) substituted (23.5.2008) by Commission for Victims and Survivors Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 6), s. 1(4)(a)
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.
