The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010

57.—(1) Amend section 30 (examinations of the Policing Board’s compliance with section 28) as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (1) after “General” insert “for Northern Ireland”.

(3) In subsection (2)—

(a) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”; and

(b) after “General” (in each place) insert “for Northern Ireland”.

(4) In subsection (3)—

(a) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”; and

(b) after “General” insert “for Northern Ireland”.

(5) For subsection (4) substitute—

“(4) Article 3 of the Audit and Accountability (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (right of Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland to obtain documents and information) applies in relation to an examination under this section as it applies in relation to an examination under Article 8 or 9 of the Audit (Northern Ireland) Order 1987.”

(6) In subsection (5) after “General” insert “for Northern Ireland”.

(7) In subsection (6)—

(a) in paragraph (a) after “General” insert “for Northern Ireland”; and

(b) in paragraph (b) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”.

(8) In subsection (7)—

(a) after “General” insert “for Northern Ireland”; and

(b) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”.

(9) In subsection (8)—

(a) after “General” insert “for Northern Ireland”;

(b) for “each House of Parliament” substitute “the Northern Ireland Assembly”.

(10) After subsection (8) insert—

“(8A) Section 41(3) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(1) applies for the purposes of subsection (8) in relation to the laying of a copy of a report as it applies in relation to the laying of a statutory document under an enactment.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 57 in force at 12.4.2010, see art. 1(2)

(1)

1954 c. 33 (N.I.). Section 41(3) was substituted by S.I. 1999/663.