Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 No. 24

PART 1 N.I. VICTIMS AND WITNESSES

CHAPTER 2 N.I. VULNERABLE AND INTIMIDATED WITNESSES

Special measures for vulnerable and intimidated witnesses N.I.

Eligibility for special measures: age of child witnesses N.I.

7—(1) The Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (NI 8) is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 4(1)(a) (witnesses eligible because under 17) for “17” substitute “ 18 ”.

(3) In Article 9 (special provisions relating to child witnesses)—

(a) in paragraph (8) for “17” substitute “ 18 ”, and

(b) in paragraph (9)(b) for “17” substitute “ 18 ”.

(4) In Article 10 (extension of Article 9 to certain witnesses)—

(a) in the title for “17” substitute “ 18 ”, and

(b) in paragraph (1)(a)(ii) for “17” substitute “ 18 ”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 7 in operation at 1.1.2012 by S.R. 2011/370, art. 3(a)