Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Reviews of Sentencing) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011 and shall come into operation on 1 February 2012.

(2) “The 1988 Act” means the Criminal Justice Act 1988.

Part 4 of the 1988 Act

2.  Part 4 of the 1988 Act (reviews of sentencing) shall apply to any case of a description specified in the Schedule.

Revocations

3.  The following articles of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Reviews of Sentencing) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996(1) are revoked:

(a) Article 2(a)(i) (offences under section 16 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861 (threats to kill));

(b) Article 2(a)(ii) (offences under section 52 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861 (indecent assault upon a female)); and

(c) Article 2(a)(iv) (offences under section 20 of the Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 (cruelty to persons under sixteen)).

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 13 December 2011.

David Ford

Minister of Justice