Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (c. 41)

PART 2 U.K. The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery

Prospective

Reviews of deaths and other harmful conduct U.K.

12 Reviews in connection with requests for immunity from prosecution U.K.

(1) This section applies if a person (P) makes a request under section 19 for the ICRIR to grant P immunity from prosecution.

(2) The ICRIR may carry out a review of a death caused by conduct forming part of the Troubles if it appears to the Commissioner for Investigations that any relevant conduct by P—

(a) caused the death, or

(b) relates to, or is otherwise connected with, other conduct (by P or another person) that caused the death.

(3) The ICRIR may carry out a review of other harmful conduct forming part of the Troubles if it appears to the Commissioner for Investigations that any relevant conduct by P—

(a) caused the physical or mental harm concerned, or

(b) relates to, or is otherwise connected with, other conduct (by P or another person) that caused the physical or mental harm concerned.

(4) For the purposes of this section—

(a) “relevant conduct by P” means conduct by P forming part of the Troubles that is relevant to P’s request for immunity from prosecution;

(b) relevant conduct by P is to be regarded as connected with other conduct, in particular, if all of that conduct formed part of the same event.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 12 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 63(4)