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The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

Type Statutory-Instrument

Publication 2025-04-28

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Made: 28th April 2025

Coming into force: 30th April 2025

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 63(5) of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023[^f00001].

Citation and commencement

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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2025.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 30th April 2025.

Amendment of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024

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In regulation 3(2) of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024[^f00002] (transitional provision in relation to criminal investigations), for “30th April 2025” substitute “31st October 2025”.

Signed

Hilary Benn — Secretary of State — Northern Ireland Office — 28th April 2025

Explanatory note

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/584 (C. 36)) (“the 2024 Regulations”). The 2024 Regulations were the second set of commencement regulations made under the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (c. 41).

Regulation 2 amends regulation 3(2) of the 2024 Regulations to extend the period in which an investigating body may prepare or complete an investigation report or do anything subsequent to that. The period was initially set to end on 30th April 2025. Regulation 2 extends it until 31st October 2025.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen. An impact assessment has been published in relation to the Act and a copy can be obtained at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/62828d60d3bf7f1f40ca508e/EQIA_NI_Troubles__Legacy_and_Reconciliation__Bill.pdf or from the Northern Ireland Office, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2023 c. 41. The Secretary of State is a ‘national authority’ for the purposes of section 63(5); see section 58(3).

[^f00002]: S.I. 2024/584 (C. 36).

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