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

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4.—(1) Amend Schedule 12(1) (assessors of compensation for miscarriages of justice) as follows.U.K.

(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.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 6 para. 4 in force at 12.4.2010, see art. 1(2)

(1)

Amendment have been made to Schedule 12 but none are relevant.