PART IINTRODUCTORY

Title and commencement1

1

This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1994.

2

This Order shall come into operation on such day or days as the Secretary of State may by order appointF1.

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F1

fully exercised SR 1994/446

Interpretation2

1

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954F2 shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

2

In this Order—

  • “fine” includes a pecuniary penalty but does not include a pecuniary forfeiture or pecuniary compensation;

  • “relevant provision” means a provision contained in—

    1. a

      an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom;

    2. b

      an Act of the Parliament of Ireland;

    3. c

      an Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland;

    4. d

      an Order in Council under section 1(3) of the Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972F3;

    5. e

      an Order in Council under Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974;

  • “statutory provision” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.

  • Para. (3) rep. by 1999 c.23