Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007

The Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007^[1]

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make provision about justice and security in Northern Ireland.
Citation	2007 c 6
Dates
Royal Assent	24 May 2007
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (c 6) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Its purpose is to facilitate security normalisation in Northern Ireland.^[2]

Section 8 - Supplementary

Section 8(4) extended section 4 of the Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Act 2006.

Section 53 - Commencment

Orders made under section 53(4):

• The Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Commencement No.1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2045 (C.76))
• The Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Commencement No.2) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/3069 (C.121))
• The Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Commencement No.3) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/446 (C.29))

Schedule 1 (suspension of Jury trial)

Schedule 1 suspended the jury trial in favor of a bench trial in relation to Northern Ireland; the so-called Diplock courts.

References

• Halsbury's Statutes,

1. The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 54 of this Act.
2. Explanatory notes, paragraph 3

External links

• The Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007, as amended from the National Archives.
• The Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007, as originally enacted from the National Archives.
• Explanatory notes to the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007.