(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into operation provisions of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c.24) (“the Act”).
The provisions of the Act set out in Article 2 come into operation on 11th November 2013.
Section 12 relates to the examination of the accused through an intermediary and these provisions are commenced in so far as it relates to proceedings in the Crown Court and committal proceedings in the magistrates’ courts in relation to an offence which -
(a)is alleged to have occurred outside the local government district of Belfast; and
(b)is triable only on indictment.