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The Justice (2011 Act) (Commencement No. 10) Order (Northern Ireland) 2017

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Publication 2017-01-11

State In force

Jurisdiction Northern Ireland

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Made: 11th January 2017

The Department of Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 111(3) of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011[^f00001], makes the following Order:

Citation

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This Order may be cited as the Justice (2011 Act) (Commencement No. 10) Order (Northern Ireland) 2017.

Appointed day

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3rd April 2017 is the day appointed for the coming into operation of Section 12 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011, in so far as it relates to proceedings in the magistrates’ court, to the extent that it has not already been commenced.

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 11th January 2017.

Claire Sugden — Minister of Justice

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order brings section 12 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c.24) into operation on 3rd April 2017, in so far as it relates to magistrates’ court proceedings. Section 12 relates to the examination of the accused through an intermediary. This provision has already been commenced in so far as it relates to all Crown Court proceedings and committal proceedings in the magistrates’ court, in relation to an offence which is triable on indictment; is triable either summarily or on indictment; or is triable summarily and the accused can claim trial by jury. This Order will ensure that the provisions apply to all offences, wherever committed, including those that are only triable summarily.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2011 c.24 (N.I.). Section 12 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 is amended by section 11 of the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2013.

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