Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2021 No. 156

Criminal Law

The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Record Certificates: Relevant Matters) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021

Laid before the Assembly in draft

Made

8th May 2021

Coming into operation

9th June 2021

The Department of Justice makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 113A(7)(1) of the Police Act 1997 as modified by section 126A(1) and (8)(2) of that Act.

(1)

1997 c.50: section 113A was inserted by section 163(2) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (2005 c.15); section 113A(7) and (8) were inserted by paragraph 14(2) of Schedule 9 to Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (2006 c.47).

(2)

Section 126A was inserted by article 12 and paragraph 38 of Schedule 14 to S.I. 2010/976 and transfers the section 113A(7) powers of the Secretary of State to the Department of Justice.