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.