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(1)In this Act, each expression set out in an entry in the first column of the following table is to be read in accordance with the corresponding entry in the second column—
Expression | Interpretation |
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Chief Commissioner | The Commissioner appointed under section 2(3)(a). |
chief officer | This means—
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Commissioner for Investigations | The Commissioner appointed under section 2(3)(b). |
Commissioners | The members of the ICRIR appointed under section 2(3)(a), (b) and (c). |
conduct | This has the meaning given in section 1. |
conduct forming part of the Troubles | This has the meaning given in section 1. |
connected Troubles-related offence | This has the meaning given in section 1. |
event forming part of the Troubles | This has the meaning given in section 1. |
excepted matter | This has the meaning given by section 4(1) ofthe Northern Ireland Act 1998. |
final report | A report under section 15 on the findings of a review of a death or a review of other harmful conduct forming part of the Troubles. |
financial year | This has the meaning given in section 2(14). |
GCHQ | This has the same meaning as in the Intelligence Services Act 1994. |
His Majesty’s forces | This has the same meaning as in the Armed Forces Act 2006 (see section 374 of that Act). |
historical record | This has the meaning given in section 2(5)(f). |
the ICRIR | The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery. |
ICRIR contractor | A person providing, or being employed in the provision of, goods or services for the purposes of the ICRIR. |
ICRIR officers | This has the meaning given in section 3(4). |
immunity function | The function of determining whether to grant persons immunity from prosecution conferred by section 2(5)(d). |
immunity requests panel | The panel formed in accordance with section 22. |
inspector of constabulary for Northern Ireland | An inspector of constabulary for NorthernIreland (appointed under section 41 of thePolice (Northern Ireland) Act 1998). |
legislation | Primary legislation and subordinate legislation. |
national authority | This means has the meaning given in section 58(3) |
Northern Ireland affairs | This has the meaning given in section 1. |
other harmful conduct forming part of the Troubles | This has the meaning given in section 1. |
period of operation of the ICRIR | The period beginning with the day on which section 2(5) comes into force. |
police force in Great Britain | This means—
|
prejudicial information | Information which, if disclosed generally, would risk putting, or would put, the life or safety of any person at risk. |
primary legislation | This means—
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protected international information | Information which— (a) was supplied to any person by, or by an agency of, the government of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, and (b) if disclosed generally might, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, damage international relations. |
PSNI | The Police Service of Northern Ireland. |
relevant authority | This means—
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request for a review | A request for a review under section 9 or 10. |
reserved matter | This has the meaning given by section 4(1) ofthe Northern Ireland Act 1998. |
reserved provision | Provision which (if contained in a Bill for an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly) would result in the Bill requiring the consent of the Secretary of State under section 8(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998. |
review function | The function of carrying out reviews conferred by section 2(5)(a) and (b). |
sensitive information | This means information of the following kinds. |
Information which, if disclosed generally, would risk prejudicing, or would prejudice, the national security interests of the United Kingdom. | |
Information which has been supplied (whether to the person currently holding the information or to some other person) by— (a) the Security Service, (b) the Secret Intelligence Service, (c) GCHQ, or (d) any part of the following bodies which engages in intelligence activities— (i) His Majesty’s forces; (ii) the Ministry of Defence; (iii) the PSNI; (iv) a police force in Great Britain. | |
serious physical or mental harm | This has the meaning given in section 1. |
serious Troubles-related offence | This has the meaning given in section 1. |
subject to affirmative procedure | This has the meaning given in section 59(3). |
subject to negative procedure | This has the meaning given in section 59(4). |
subordinate legislation | An instrument made under primary legislation |
transferred matter | This has the meaning given by section 4(1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998. |
transferred provision | This means provision which— (a) would be within the legislative competence of the Assembly if it were contained in an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly, and (b) would deal with a transferred matter without being ancillary to other provision (whether in the Act or previously enacted) which deals with an excepted matter or reserved matter. |
Here— (i) “ancillary” has the meaning given insection 6(3) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998; (ii) a reference to provision dealingwith a matter is to be read in accordance withsection 98(2) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998. | |
the Troubles | This has the meaning given in section 1. |
Troubles-related offence | This has the meaning given in section 1. |
(2)A reference in this Act to the day on which a provision of this Act comes into force is, in a case where that provision comes into force at different times for different purposes, a reference to the day on which that provision comes into force for all purposes.
Commencement Information
I1S. 60 in force at 18.9.2023, see s. 63(1)(a)
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