2011 No. 60
Magistrates’ Courts
The Magistrates’ Courts (Criminal Justice (Children)) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2011
Made 1st March 2011
Coming into operation 25th March 2011

The Magistrates’ Courts Rules Committee makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 13 of the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, after consultation with the Department of Justice and with the agreement of the Lord Chief Justice.
S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I. 26); Article 13 was amended by paragraph 65 of Schedule 5 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4) and paragraph 133(a) of Part 2 to Schedule 18 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010 No.976).

1 Citation and commencement
These Rules may be cited as the Magistrates’ Courts (Criminal Justice (Children)) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2011 and shall come into operation on 25th March 2011.

2 Amendment of the Magistrates’ Courts (Criminal Justice (Children)) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1999
In Form 1 of the Magistrates’ Courts (Criminal Justice (Children)) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1999, in the heading, for “Articles 14 and 15;” substitute “Article 14;”.
S.R. 1999/7; to which the most recent relevant amendment was made by the Magistrates’ Courts (Criminal Justice (Children)) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009 No.311).
Liam McNally Peter Luney John Rea Nigel Broderick Dated 1st March 2011

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules amend the Magistrates’ Courts (Criminal Justice (Children)) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1999 [S.R.1999 No.7] to remove the reference to Article 15 of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 in the heading of Form 1.