- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As made)
The Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions) (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Rules 2021
You are here:
- Previous
- Next
What Version
Opening Options
More Resources
Status:
This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format.
Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
2021 No. 183
Justice
The Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions) (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Rules 2021
Made
24th June 2021
Coming into operation
6th September 2021
The Department of Justice makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 24(1) and (3) of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008(1), and having regard to the purposes of the supervision of offenders while on licence set out in Article 24(8) of that Order.
Citation and commencement
1. These Rules may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions) (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Rules 2021 and shall come into operation on 6th September 2021.
Amendment of the Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions) (Northern Ireland) Rules 2009
2.—(1) The Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions) (Northern Ireland) Rules 2009(2) are amended as follows.
(2) In rule 1 (Citation, commencement and interpretation) after the definition of “the Order” insert—
““supervising officer” means a probation officer or such other person or organisation for the time being responsible for supervising specific offenders on licence in accordance with arrangements made by the Department of Justice;”.
(3) In rule 2 (Standard Conditions of Licence) in paragraphs 2(a) to 2(e) inclusive for “probation officer” substitute “supervising officer”.
(4) In rule 3 (Other Conditions of Licence) in paragraph 2(i) for “probation officer” substitute “supervising officer”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 24th June 2021
Naomi Long
Minister of Justice
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Rules)
The Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions) (Northern Ireland) Rules 2009 (the “2009 Rules”) prescribe the standard and other conditions which may be contained in a licence issued under the provisions of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008. The Probation Board for Northern Ireland currently retains sole responsibility for supervising offenders released into the community under such licence.
These Rules amend the 2009 Rules to assign supervisory responsibility for licensees to a “supervising officer”. The term “supervising officer” is defined as “a probation officer or such other person or organisation for the time being responsible for supervising specific offenders on licence in accordance with arrangements made by the Department of Justice”. This amendment gives the Department of Justice discretion to assign supervisory responsibility to other persons or organisations where it is considered that they are better placed to give effect to the purpose of a licence.
Options/Help
Print Options
PrintThe Whole Rule
Legislation is available in different versions:
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Opening Options
Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once
Explanatory Memorandum
Explanatory Memorandum sets out a brief statement of the purpose of a Statutory Rule and provides information about its policy objective and policy implications. They aim to make the Statutory Rule accessible to readers who are not legally qualified and accompany any Northern Ireland Statutory Rule or Draft Northern Ireland Statutory Rule laid before the UK Parliament during the suspension of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
More Resources
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- correction slips
- links to related legislation and further information resources
More Resources
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as made version that was used for the print copy
- correction slips
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- links to related legislation and further information resources
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.