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Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]
Schedule 4 — Repeals
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Regulations about retention of articles
6     (1)
The Lord Chancellor may by regulations make provision as to—
(a)
the provision to persons—
(i)
by whom articles have been surrendered in response to a
request under paragraph 4(1), or
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(ii)
from whom articles have been seized under paragraph 4(2),

of written information about the powers of retention of court
security officers,
(b)
the keeping of records about articles which have been so surrendered
or seized,
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(c)
the period for which unclaimed articles have to be kept, and
(d)
the disposal of unclaimed articles at the end of that period.
      (2)
“Unclaimed article” means an article—
(a)
which has been retained under paragraph 5,
(b)
which a person is entitled to have returned to him,
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(c)
which has not been returned, and
(d)
whose return has not been requested by a person entitled to it.
Assaulting and obstructing court security officers
7     (1)
A person who assaults a court security officer acting in the execution of his
duty commits an offence.
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      (2)
A person guilty of an offence under sub-paragraph (1) is liable on summary
conviction to—
(a)
a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or
(b)
imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months,

or to both.
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      (3)
A person who resists or intentionally obstructs a court security officer acting
in the execution of his duty commits an offence.
      (4)
A person guilty of an offence under sub-paragraph (3) is liable on summary
conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
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Section 18

Repeals

Short Title
Extent of repeal

Prisons Act (Northern Ireland)
In section 26, paragraph (d) and the word “or”

1953 (c. 18 (N.I.))
immediately after it.

Malone and Whiteabbey
The whole Act.

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Training Schools Act

(Northern Ireland) 1956 (c. 4

(N.I.))

Police (Northern Ireland) Act
In section 55 (1), the words “, the Director”

1998 (c. 32)
(wherever they occur).

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In section 55(7) the words “, the Director”.

Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]
Schedule 4 — Repeals
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Short Title
Extent of repeal

Criminal Justice (Children)
Article 56.

(Northern Ireland) Order
Article 57(2).

Justice (Northern Ireland) Act
Section 34(4).

2002 (c. 26)
In section 46(1)(h) the words “(other than the

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Juvenile Justice Board)”.

Sections 79 to 81.

Section 90(2) and (3).

In Schedule 12, paragraph 75.

Commissioner for Children and
In Schedule 1, in paragraph 13 the words “the

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Young People (Northern
Juvenile Justice Board and” and the word

Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I.
“other”.

2003/439 (N.I. 11))

Criminal Justice (Northern
In Schedule 1, paragraph 3.

Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I.

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2003/1247 (N.I. 13))