Northern Ireland Bill
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Northern Ireland Office, are published
separately as Bill 62—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Mr Secretary Woodward has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of
the Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Northern Ireland Bill are compatible with the
Convention rights.
Bill 62
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Contents
1
Northern Ireland department with policing and justice functions
2
Judicial appointments and removals
3
Miscellaneous amendments
4
Amendments to section 86 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998
5
Final provisions
Schedule 1 —
Northern Ireland department with policing and justice
functions
Part 1 —
Preliminary
Part 2 —
Amendments to the 1998 Act relating to departmental model
for policing and justice functions
Part 3 —
Special provision applying to first policing and justice
department
Schedule 2 —
Sections 12 to 12C of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act
1978
Schedule 3 —
Amendments to the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002
Schedule 4 —
Transfer of appointment and related functions
Schedule 5 —
Consequential amendments and transitional provision
Consequential amendments
Transitional provision
Schedule 6 —
Review of arrangements for judicial appointments and
removals etc