SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6Mercy and miscarriages of justice

Criminal Justice Act 1988

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1

Amend Schedule 12224 (assessors of compensation for miscarriages of justice) as follows.

2

In paragraph 6(4) omit the words from “Lord Chancellor” to “concurrence of the”.

3

After paragraph 7 insert—

8

In relation to an assessor appointed by the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland, in this Schedule—

a

references to the Secretary of State are to be read as references to the Department of Justice;

b

references to the Treasury are to be read as references to the Department of Finance and Personnel in Northern Ireland.