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The Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 (Commencement No.3) Order 2007

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Publication 2007-08-20

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Jurisdiction Northern Ireland

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Made: 20th August 2007

Accordingly, the Secretary of State makes the following Order:

1

This Order may be cited as the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 (Commencement No.3) Order 2007.

2

The following provisions of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 shall come into force on 4th September 2007—

(a) section 15(1) to (5) (independent members of district policing partnerships: declaration against terrorism);

(b) section 16(1) (independent members of district policing partnerships: disqualification);

3

The following provisions (which, by virtue of section 27(6) of the Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006, are to come into force in accordance with provision made by an order under section 19(2) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003) shall come into force on 4th September 2007—

(a) section 20(2) of the Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006 (district policing partnerships: Belfast sub-groups);

(b) Schedule 9 to that Act (district policing partnerships: Belfast sub-groups).

Signed

Paul Goggins — Minister of State — 20th August 2007

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Commencement Order brings into force on 4th September 2007 provisions in the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 dealing with district policing partnerships.

It brings into force section 15 of that Act, which requires independent members of district policing partnerships to make a declaration against terrorism.

It brings into force section 16 of that Act, which makes provision about disqualification for membership of district policing partnerships.

It brings into force section 19 of, and Schedule 1 to, that Act, which make provision about Belfast. Schedule 1 was amended by the Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006. Those amendments are also brought into force by this Order.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2003 c. 6.

[^f00002]: 2006 c. 53.

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