Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002
Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (2002 c. 26)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (2002 c. 26)
- Part 1 The Judiciary
- General
- 1 Guarantee of continued judicial independence
- Appointment and removal
- 2 Introductory
- 3 Judicial Appointments Commission
- 4 Appointment to most senior judicial offices
- 5 Appointment to listed judicial offices
- 5A Disclosure of information to the Commission
- 6 Removal from most senior judicial offices
- 7 Removal from listed judicial offices
- 8 Tribunals for considering removal
- 9 Lay magistrates
- . . .
- The Ombudsman
- 9A Judicial Appointments Ombudsman
- 9B Complaints: interpretation
- 9C Complaints to the Commission or the Lord Chancellor
- 9D Complaints to the Ombudsman
- 9E Report and recommendations
- 9F Report procedure
- 9G References by the Lord Chancellor
- 9H Information
- 9I Confidentiality in relation to judicial appointments and discipline
- Transfer of functions of justices of the peace
- 10 Transfer of functions of justices of the peace
- 11 Transfer of functions of lay panellists
- Lord Chief Justice
- 12 Role of Lord Chief Justice
- 13 Presiding county court judge
- 14 Presiding resident magistrate
- 15 Presiding lay magistrate
- 16 Complaints about holders of judicial office
- 17 Secretaries to Lord Chief Justice
- Other provisions
- 18 Qualification for appointment
- 19 Judicial oath or affirmation
- 20 Crown Solicitor
- 21 Judicial pensions: pension sharing
- Part 2 Law Officers and Public Prosecution Service
- Attorney General
- 22 Attorney General
- 23 Terms of appointment of Attorney General
- 24 Removal of Attorney General
- 25 Participation by Attorney General in Assembly proceedings
- 26 Annual report by Attorney General
- Advocate General
- 27 Advocate General
- 28 Functions of Advocate General
- Public Prosecution Service
- 29 Public Prosecution Service
- 30 Director of Public Prosecutions
- 30A Corporation sole etc
- 31 Conduct of prosecutions
- 31A Conduct of extradition proceedings
- 32 Discontinuance of proceedings before court appearance
- 32A Influencing a prosecutor
- 33 Consents to prosecutions
- 34 Police complaints
- 35 Information for Director
- 36 Exercise of functions by and on behalf of Service
- 37 Code for Prosecutors
- 38 Equality and non-discrimination
- 39 Reports by Director
- Relationship of Director and Attorney General
- 40 Superintendence and removal of Director
- 41 Transfer of functions etc.
- 42 Independence of Director
- 43 Appointment and removal of Director by Attorney General
- Supplementary
- 44 Interpretation
- Part 3 Other New Institutions
- Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice
- 45 Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice
- 46 Functions of Chief Inspector
- 47 Further provisions about functions
- 48 Powers of inspectors
- 49 Reports
- Law Commission
- 50 Law Commission
- 51 Duties of Commission
- 52 Reports etc.
- Part 4 Youth Justice
- Aims
- 53 Aims of youth justice system
- New orders
- 54 Reparation orders
- 55 Community responsibility orders
- 56 Custody care orders
- Youth conferences
- 57 Youth conferences and youth conference plans
- 58 Diversionary youth conferences
- 59 Court-ordered youth conferences
- 60 Youth conference orders
- 61 Legal aid for youth conferences
- Other provisions
- 62 Orders: enforcement etc.
- 63 Extension of youth justice system to 17 year olds
- 64 Juvenile justice centre orders for 17 year olds
- 65 Consultation about detention
- Part 5 Miscellaneous
- Royal Arms and flags
- 66 Display of Royal Arms at courts
- 67 Flying of flags at court-houses
- Victims of crime
- 68 Information about discharge and temporary release of prisoners
- 69 Views on temporary release
- 69A Information about discharge and leave of absence of mentally disordered persons
- 69B Views on leave of absence
- 70 Supplementary
- Community safety
- 71 Community safety strategy
- 72 Local community safety partnerships
- Civil procedure
- 73 Constitution of Rules Committees
- 74 Appeals in small claims cases
- 75 Time limit for cases stated by county court
- Legal aid
- 76 Exceptional legal aid
- 77 Proceedings before coroner
- Court Service
- 78 Power to abolish Court Service
- Court security
- 79 Duty of Court Service to ensure court security
- 80 Powers and duties of court security officers
- 81 Protection of court security officers
- Part 6 Supplementary
- 82 Excepted matters: judicial office-holders
- 83 Reserved matters: new institutions
- 84 Assembly Acts about judiciary, law officers and prosecutions
- 85 Minor and consequential amendments
- 86 Repeals and revocations
- 87 Commencement
- 88 Interpretation
- 89 Transitionals and savings
- 90 Statutory rules
- 91 Extent
- 92 Financial provision
- 93 Short title
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Listed judicial offices
- SCHEDULE 2 Judicial Appointments Commission
- Members’ tenure
- Salary etc. of non-judicial members
- Staff
- Annual report
- Financial provisions
- Committees and sub-committees
- Proceedings
- Delegation
- Miscellaneous
- Disqualification
- Freedom of information
- SCHEDULE 3 Appointment to listed judicial offices
- Part 1 Appointments by Her Majesty
- Application
- Process
- Part 2 Appointments by the Commission
- Application
- Process
- Part 3 Maximum numbers
- Part 4 General provision about selections
- SCHEDULE 3A The Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Ombudsman
- Circumstances where Ombudsman ineligible to exercise specified functions
- Ombudsman to direct a person to exercise specified functions
- Persons whom the Ombudsman must not direct
- Meaning of “specified functions” and “practising”
- Term of office etc. of Ombudsman
- Salary, allowances and expenses
- Acting Ombudsman
- Status of the Ombudsman
- Powers of the Ombudsman
- Arrangements for assistance
- Arrangements by the Lord Chancellor
- Delegation of functions
- Financial provisions and directions
- Code of conduct
- Reports
- Documentary evidence
- General
- SCHEDULE 4 Functions of justices of the peace
- Retained functions
- Shared functions
- Functions to be exercisable only by resident magistrates
- Amendments: general
- Specific amendments
- SCHEDULE 6 Office-holders required to take judicial oath
- SCHEDULE 7 Functions of Advocate General
- Assembly Bills
- Devolution issues
- Human rights
- Varying retrospective decisions
- Suspension of devolved government
- Acting as Attorney General for Northern Ireland during vacancy
- Consultation about appointment of Attorney General for Northern Ireland
- Crown Solicitor
- Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice
- Life sentence prisoners’ representatives
- Special advocates
- Scheduled offences
- Consent to prosecution
- SCHEDULE 8 Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice
- Chief Inspector’s tenure
- Salary etc. of Chief Inspector
- Staff
- Annual report
- Financial provisions
- Delegation of functions
- Inspections of Police Service
- Miscellaneous
- Disqualification
- Freedom of information
- SCHEDULE 9 Law Commission
- Commissioners’ tenure
- Commissioners holding judicial office
- Salary etc. of Commissioners not holding full-time judicial office
- Staff
- Financial provisions
- Miscellaneous
- Disqualification
- Freedom of information
- SCHEDULE 10 Youth justice orders: enforcement etc.
- SCHEDULE 11 Extension of youth justice system to 17 year olds
- Costs in Criminal Cases Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 (c. 10 (N.I.))
- Treatment of Offenders Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 (c. 29 (N.I.))
- Rehabilitation of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1908 (N.I. 27))
- Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I. 26))
- Treatment of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1344 (N.I. 15))
- Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/2795 (N.I. 15))
- Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I 1996/3160 (N.I. 24))
- Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1504 (N.I. 9))
- Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11)
- SCHEDULE 12 Minor and consequential amendments
- Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1945 (c. 15 (N.I.))
- Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33 (N.I.))
- County Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1959 (c. 25 (N.I.))
- Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (c. 14 (N.I.))
- Law Commissions Act 1965 (c. 22)
- Administration of Justice Act 1973 (c. 15)
- Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c. 23)
- Rehabilitation of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1908 (N.I. 27))
- Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980 (c. 47)
- Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/228 (N.I. 8))
- Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I 1981/1675 (N.I. 26))
- Child Abduction (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (S.I. 1985/1638 (N.I. 17))
- Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/ 595 (N.I. 4))
- Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33)
- Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1341 (N.I. 12))
- Child Support Act 1991 (c. 48)
- Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7)
- Criminal Appeal Act 1995 (c. 35)
- Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2))
- Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/3160 (N.I. 24))
- Sex Offenders Act 1997 (c. 51)
- Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (c. 32)
- Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47)
- Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1504 (N.I. 9))
- Northern Ireland Act 2000 (c. 1)
- Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11)
- Regulatory Reform Act 2001 (c. 6)
- Constitutional Reform Act 2005
- SCHEDULE 13 Repeals and revocations
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