The Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2015

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Publication 2015-03-12
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Jurisdiction Northern Ireland
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Made: 12th March 2015

The Department of Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 1(2) of the Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1999[^f00001], makes the following Order:

Citation

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This Order may be cited as the Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2015.

Appointed day

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1st April 2015 is the day appointed for the coming into operation of Article 17 of the Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 in so far as it relates to proceedings in the Crown Court and committal proceedings in the magistrates’ court.

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 12th March 2015.

David Ford — Minister of Justice

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order brings Article 17 of the Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (N.I. 8) into operation on 1st April 2015 in so far as it relates to all Crown Court proceedings and committal proceedings. This will, therefore, cover all offences, wherever committed, which are indictable only, or which are triable either summarily or on indictment and summary offences for which the accused can claim trial by a jury.

Article 17 relates to the examination of the witness through an intermediary and this provision has already been commenced in so far as it relates to proceedings in the Crown Court and committal proceedings in the magistrates’ court in relation to an offence which is triable only on indictment.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: S.I. 1999/2789 (N.I. 8).

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