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Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (Consequential Provision) Order 2009

Type Ni-Statutory-Rule

Publication 2009-04-05

State In force

Jurisdiction Northern Ireland

Department Government Printer for Northern Ireland

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Made: 5th April 2009

To be laid before Parliament

Coming into operation: 15th May 2009

The Secretary of State considers it necessary in consequence of Article 14 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008[^f00001] to make the following Order. The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 101 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008.

Citation and Commencement

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This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (Consequential Provision) Order 2009 and shall come into operation on 15th May 2009.

Amendment of the Treatment of Offenders Act (Northern Ireland) 1968

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(1) The Treatment of Offenders Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 [^f00002] is amended as follows.

(2) In section 26(2) after “young offenders centre” insert “or sentence of detention under Article 14(5) of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008”.

Signed

Paul Goggins — Minister of State — 5th April 2009

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order amends section 26(2) the Treatment of Offenders Act (Northern Ireland) 1968. The amendment is consequential on the introduction of sentences of detention under Article 14(5) of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008. The effect of the amendment is that offenders sentenced to terms of detention under that provision will have their sentence reduced by any relevant period of pre-sentence custody in the same way as those sentenced to terms of imprisonment or detention in a young offenders centre.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: S.I. 2008/1216 (N.I. 1)

[^f00002]: 1968 c.29 (N.I.) Relevant amendments to Section 26 have been made by 1989/1341 (N.I. 12), 1980/704 (N.I.. 6) and 2000 C.11

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