Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998, Section 1 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 03 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)The Secretary of State shall appoint Sentence Review Commissioners.
(2)The Secretary of State shall so far as reasonably practicable ensure that at any time—
(a)at least one of the Commissioners is a lawyer, and
(b)at least one is a psychiatrist or a psychologist.
(3)In making appointments the Secretary of State shall have regard to the desirability of the Commissioners, as a group, commanding widespread acceptance throughout the community in Northern Ireland.
(4)Schedule 1 (which makes further provision about the Commissioners) shall have effect.
(5)In subsection (2)(a) “lawyer” means a person who holds a legal qualification in the United Kingdom.
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