1. Part V (Competence of witnesses and capacity to be sworn).
2. Article 40(1) (Minor and consequential amendments) to the extent necessary to bring into operation the amendments specified in paragraph 5.
3. Article 40(2) (Transitional provisions) to the extent necessary to bring into operation the provision specified in paragraph 6.
4. Article 40(3) (Repeals) to the extent necessary to bring into operation the repeals specified in paragraph 7.
5.—(1) In Schedule 1 (Minor and consequential amendments)—
(a)paragraph 1 (The Criminal Evidence Act (Northern Ireland) 1923 (c. 9 (N.I.))) except sub-paragraph (5); and
(b)paragraph 3 (The Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (NI12).
6. In Schedule 2 (Transitional provisions and savings) paragraph 5 (Competence of witnesses and capacity to be sworn).
7.—(1) In Schedule 3 (Repeals) the entries in respect of—
(a)the Criminal Evidence Act (Northern Ireland) 1923;
(b)the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 in so far as it repeals Articles 79 (1) and (7) and the words “competent and” in Article 79(5); and
(c)the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 in so far as it repeals Article 20 and paragraph 31 of Schedule 5.