2014 No. 132
The Attorney General’s Human Rights Guidance (Northern Ireland Prison Service – Conditions of Imprisonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2014
Made
Coming into operation
The Attorney General:
has, in pursuance of section 8(1) of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2004, issued guidance on international human rights standards in respect of the Department of Justice (functions of the Department1 exercised by the Northern Ireland Prison Service in respect of conditions of imprisonment);
has, in accordance with section 8(3)(a) of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2004, published that guidance on his website;
has, in accordance with section 8(3)(b) of that Act, laid that guidance before the Assembly2;
has, in accordance with section 8(1A) and section 8(5A) of that Act, consulted the Advocate General for Northern Ireland3.
The Attorney General, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(3)(c) of that Act, makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation2
1
This Order may be cited as the Attorney General’s Human Rights Guidance (Northern Ireland Prison Service – Conditions of Imprisonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2014 and shall come into operation on 9th June 2014.
2
The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly4.
Coming into operation of the guidance3
The guidance on international human rights standards in respect of the Department of Justice (functions exercised by the Northern Ireland Prison Service in respect of conditions of imprisonment) shall come into operation on the day on which this Order comes into operation.
(This note is not part of the Order)