The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010

90.—(1) Amend the Police and Justice Act 2006(1) as follows.

(2) In section 13(2)(b) (supply of information to police etc. by Registrar General: exercise of power to make order under section 13(1)(d)) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice in Northern Ireland”.

(3) In section 49 (orders and regulations) after subsection (8) insert—

“(9) The power of the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland to make an order under section 13(1)(d) is exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 and subsection (3) above applies in relation to the power as it applies in relation to a power mentioned in subsection (1) above.

(10) An order made by the Department of Justice under section 13(1)(d) is subject to negative resolution (within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954).”

(1)

2006 c. 48. Section 13 was amended by S.I. 2008/678.