SCHEDULES

Schedule 1 Minor and consequential amendments

NORTHERN IRELAND (EMERGENCY PROVISIONS) ACT 1978 (c. 5)

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In section 14 (powers of arrest of members of Her Majesty’s forces)—

a

in subsection (1), for “whom he suspects of committing, having committed or being” substitute “ who he has reasonable grounds to suspect is committing, has committed or is ”; and

b

in subsection (3), for paragraph (b) substitute the following paragraph—

b

if there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that that person is a terrorist or has committed an offence involving the use or possession of an explosive substance or firearm, where there are reasonable grounds for suspecting him to be.