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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Criminal Law
Made
30th June 2015
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2015.
(2) In this Order, “the 2008 Order” means the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008.
2. The day appointed for the coming into operation of the following provisions of the 2008 Order is 1 July 2015 —
(a)Article 22 (duration of licences: prisoners serving indeterminate custodial sentences) in so far as it is not already in operation;
(b)Article 24(2) (licence conditions) in so far as it relates to Article 19;
(c)Article 24(7)(a) (licence conditions) in so far as it relates to Article 26;
(d)Article 26(2) (curfew condition to be included in licence under Article 19);
(e)Article 28 (recall of prisoners on licence) in so far as it is not already in operation
(f)Article 29 (further release after recall for certain fixed term prisoners) in so far as it is not already in operation.
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into operation Articles 22, 24(2), 24(7)(a), 26(2), 28 and 29 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 on 1 July 2015. These provisions provide for the release and recall of certain categories of prisoners, and for licence conditions to be placed upon them including a curfew. They also provide for the release of certain categories of prisoners on compassionate grounds and for the further release of persons released under Article 20 and subsequently recalled.
(This note is not part of the Order)
Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
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Articles 3, 4, 7 (partially), 12 to 15 and Schedules 1 and 2, 16, 18, 21 (partially), 22 (partially), 24(1), (3) to (6), (7)(b) and (8), 27, 28 (partially), 31, 32(1), (2)(a) and (c) and (4) (partially), 33(1) to (3) and (6)(a)(i) (partially), 46 and Schedule 4, 102(1) (partially), 102(2) (partially), Schedule 5 (partially) and Schedule 6 (partially) | 15th May 2008 | S.R. 2008 No. 217 (C. 8) |
Articles 34, 52, 53, 55 to 59, 62 to 64, 73, 74, 90, 91, 102(2) (partially) and Schedule 6 (partially) | 16th July 2008 | S.R. 2008 No. 293 (C. 16) |
Articles 47 to 51 and Schedule 6 (partially) | 6th October 2008 | S.R. 2008 No. 383 (C. 20) |
Articles 67 and 87 | 8th December 2008 | S.R. 2008 No. 472 (C. 28) |
Articles 75 to 78 | 19th December 2008 | S.R. 2008 No. 472 (C. 28) |
Articles 65 and 66 | 5th January 2009 | S.R. 2008 No. 472 (C. 28) |
Articles 79 to 83 and Schedule 6 Part 4 | 2nd February 2009 | S.R. 2008 No. 472 (C. 28) |
Articles 5, 6, 7 (partially), 8 to 11, 17, 21 (partially), 23, 28 (partially), 29 (partially), 32 (partially), 33 (partially), 35 to 44, 102 (1) and (2) (partially), Schedule 5 (partially) and Schedule 6 (partially) | 1st April 2009 | S.R. 2009 No. 120 (C. 6) |
Article 92 | 26th February 2010 | S.R. 2010 No. 36 (C. 1) |
Article 45 and Schedule 3 | 1st January 2012 | S.R. 2011 No. 371 (C.27) |
Articles 19, 20, 26 (partially) and 30 | 1 June 2015 | S.R. 2015 No. 255 (C.18) |
Article 4(1) of and paragraph 32 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976) transferred the functions of the Secretary of State under Article 1(4) of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 to the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland.