SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 14Criminal Justice

Probation Board (Northern Ireland) Order 1982

18.  Amend the Probation Board (Northern Ireland) Order 1982(1) as follows.

19.  In Article 2(2) (interpretation), in the definition of “prescribed”, for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”.

20.  In Article 4(1)(c) and (2) (functions of the Probation Board) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”.

21.  In Article 6 (directions to Probation Board), and the heading to that Article, for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”.

22.—(1) Amend Article 7 (financial control of the Probation Board) as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a)for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”;

(b)for “he” substitute “the Department of Justice”;

(c)for “Treasury” substitute “Department of Finance and Personnel”.

(3) In paragraph (2) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”.

23.  In Articles 8(1) and (3), 10(2), 11(1)(a), (2), (3) and (4) and 12 for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”.

24.—(1) Amend Article 15 (rules and regulations) as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”.

(3) For paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2) Rules and regulations made by the Department of Justice under this Order are subject to negative resolution.”

25.—(1) Amend Schedule 1 (the Probation Board for Northern Ireland) as follows.

(2) In paragraph 3 for “Secretary of State” (wherever occurring) substitute “Minister of Justice”.

(3) After paragraph 3(7) insert—

“(8) In this paragraph “the Minister of Justice” means the Minister in charge of the Department of Justice.”

(4) In paragraph 4 for “Secretary of State, with the approval of the Treasury” substitute “Department of Justice, with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel”.

(5) In paragraph 5—

(a)for “Secretary of State” (wherever occurring) substitute “Department of Justice”;

(b)for “Treasury” (wherever occurring) substitute “Department of Finance and Personnel”.

(6) In paragraph 9 for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”.

(7) In paragraph 12 for “Secretary of State” (wherever occurring) substitute “Department of Justice”.

(8) In paragraph 13—

(a)for “Secretary of State” (wherever occurring) substitute “Department of Justice”;

(b)for “Treasury” (wherever occurring) substitute “Department of Finance and Personnel”.

(9) In paragraph 14 for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”.

26.  After paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 2 (transfer of property and staff) insert—

“(3) Regulations made by the Secretary of State under sub-paragraph (2) shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament in like manner as a statutory instrument and section 5 of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946(2) shall apply accordingly.”

27.—(1) Amend Schedule 3 (reports and accounts, etc.) as follows.

(2) In paragraph 1—

(a)for “Secretary of State” (wherever occurring) substitute “Department of Justice”;

(b)in sub-paragraph (1) for “he” substitute “the Department of Justice”.

(3) In paragraph 2—

(a)in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) for “Secretary of State” (wherever occurring) substitute “Department of Justice”;

(b)in sub-paragraph (1)(b) for “Treasury” substitute “Department of Finance and Personnel”;

(c)in sub-paragraph (1)(b) for “he” substitute “the Department of Justice”.

(4) In paragraph 2(2) and (3) for “Comptroller and Auditor General” substitute “Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland”.

(5) In paragraph 2(3) for “each House of Parliament” substitute “the Assembly”.

(6) In paragraph 2(4) omit “; and “Comptroller and Auditor General” has the meaning assigned to it by Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978(3)”.

(7) Sub-paragraphs (3) to (6) above do not apply in relation to an accounting period ending before the coming into force of this Order.