The Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (Commencement No.14) Order 2010

Article 2

SCHEDULE Provisions of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 coming into force on 12th April 2010

1.  Section 7(1) to (4) and (6) to (8) (Removal from listed judicial offices).

2.  Section 22 (Attorney General).

3.  Section 23 (Terms of appointment of Attorney General).

4.  Section 24 (Removal of Attorney General).

5.  Section 25 (Participation by Attorney General in Assembly Proceedings).

6.  Section 26 (Annual report by Attorney General).

7.  Section 27 (Advocate General).

8.  Section 28(1) (Functions of Advocate General) to the extent necessary to bring into force the provisions of Schedule 7 listed in paragraph 19.

9.  Section 28(2) (Functions of Advocate General).

10.  Section 30(11) (Director of Public Prosecutions).

11.  Section 33 (Consents to prosecutions).

12.  Section 41 (Transfer of functions etc).

13.  Section 42 (Independence of Director).

14.  Section 43 (Appointment and removal of Director by Attorney General).

15.  Section 67 (Flying of flags at court-houses).

16.  Section 84(2) to (4) (Assembly Acts about judiciary, law officers and prosecutions).

17.  Section 85(1) (Minor and consequential amendments) to the extent necessary to bring into force the provisions of Schedule 12 listed in paragraph 20.

18.  Section 86 (Repeals and revocations) to the extent necessary to bring into force the provisions of Schedule 13 listed in paragraph 21.

19.  Schedule 7 (Functions of Advocate General)—

(a)paragraphs 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 and 8;

(b)paragraphs 10;

(c)paragraphs 12 to 17;

(d)paragraphs 19 to 24;

(e)paragraphs 26 to 34;

(f)paragraphs 36 and 37.

20.  Schedule 12 (Minor and consequential amendments)—

(a)paragraphs 10 to 12;

(b)paragraph 41;

(c)paragraph 65.

21.  In Schedule 13 (Repeals and revocations), the entries in respect of—

(a)the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1945(1);

(b)the County Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1959(2) in so far as it relates to section 136(a) of that Act;

(c)the Grand Jury (Abolition) Act (Northern Ireland) 1969(3);

(d)the Prosecution of Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1972(4);

(e)the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973(5) in so far as it relates to section 10(1) of that Act;

(f)the Northern Ireland (Modification of Enactments No.1) Order 1973(6) in so far as it is not already in force;

(g)the Energy Act 1976(7);

(h)the Internationally Protected Persons Act 1978(8);

(i)Schedule 5 to the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978(9) in so far as it relates to —

(i)sections 2(1), 3 and 6(2) of the Coroners Act (Northern Ireland) 1959(10); and

(ii)section 10(1) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1964(11);

(j)the Suppression of Terrorism Act 1978(12);

(k)the Civil Aviation Act 1982(13);

(l)the Administration of Justice Act 1982(14);

(m)the Probation Board (Northern Ireland) Order 1982(15);

(n)the Criminal Justice Act 1987(16) in so far as it relates to paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to that Act;

(o)the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1991(17);

(p)the Radioactive Substances Act 1993(18);

(q)the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996(19);

(r)the Northern Ireland Act 1998(20) in so far as it relates to section 7(1) of that Act.