SCHEDULES

80.  Amend the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2004(1) as follows.U.K.

81.—(1) Amend section 8 (guidance on human rights standards) as follows.U.K.

(2) In subsection (3)(b) for “each House of Parliament” substitute “the Northern Ireland Assembly”.

(3) After subsection (3) insert—

“(3A) Section 41(3) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies for the purposes of subsection (3)(b) in relation to the laying of any guidance as it applies in relation to the laying of a statutory document under an enactment.”

(4) In subsection (4)—

(a)for “Northern Ireland Office” (in both places) substitute “Department of Justice”;

(b)in paragraph (e)—

(i)omit “functions exercised by”;

(ii)before sub-paragraph (i) insert—

“(ai)the Department’s functions mentioned in section 69(1) of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978(2),”;

(iii)at the beginning of each of sub-paragraphs (i) to (v) insert “functions exercised by”.

82.—(1) Amend section 21 (statutory rules) as follows.U.K.

(2) In subsection (2) for “each House of Parliament” substitute “the Northern Ireland Assembly”.

(3) After subsection (2) insert—

“(2A) Section 41(3) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies for the purposes of subsection (2) in relation to the laying of a draft as it applies in relation to the laying of a statutory document under an enactment.”

(4) In subsection (3) for the words from “annulment” to “accordingly” substitute “negative resolution (within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954)”.