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(1)The Chief Inspector must from time to time, after consultation with the [F1Department of Justice] [F2, the Advocate General for Northern Ireland] F3... and the Attorney General for Northern Ireland, prepare a programme specifying the inspections which he proposes to carry out under section 46.

[F4(1A)The Chief Inspector must consult the Secretary of State if—

(a)he proposes to specify an inspection in a programme under subsection (1), and

(b)it appears to him that the inspection would cover activities relating to national security.]

[F5(1B)The Chief Inspector must consult the Secretary of State if the Chief Inspector proposes to specify an inspection programme under subsection (1) which includes an inspection of the National Crime Agency.]

(2)The Chief Inspector must send a copy of each programme prepared under subsection (1) to—

[F6(za)the Department of Justice,]

(a)the Secretary of State,

F7(aa). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)the Attorney General for Northern Ireland.

(3)The [F8Department of Justice] may require the Chief Inspector to carry out an inspection of an organisation specified in section 46.

(4)The [F9Department of Justice] may require the Chief Inspector to carry out a review of any matter relating to the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland (apart from a matter relating to a court or tribunal).

[F10(4A)The Department of Justice must consult the Secretary of State before requiring the Chief Inspector to carry out an inspection under subsection (3) of the National Crime Agency.]

(5)The [F11Department of Justice] may not require the Chief Inspector to carry out an inspection or review under subsection (3) or (4) relating (wholly or partly) to the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland without the consent of [F12the Advocate General for Northern Ireland and] the Attorney General for Northern Ireland.

F13(5A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F13(5B). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(6)The Chief Inspector may not—

(a)carry out inspections or reviews of individual cases, or

(b)carry out an inspection relating to activities of an organisation which do not concern the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland.

[F14(6A)The Chief Inspector may not inspect persons—

(a)making judicial decisions, or

(b)exercising judicial discretion.]

(7)The [F15Department of Justice] may require the Chief Inspector to provide advice in relation to an organisation specified in section 46.

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