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Long title | An Act to make provision about justice and security in Northern Ireland. |
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Citation | 2007 c 6 |
Introduced by | Peter Hain MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Commons) Lord Rooker (Lords) |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 24 May 2007 |
Status: Partly in force | |
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Text of statute as originally enacted | |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.
The act's main provisions are to: [1]
The act includes provisions to allow police to conduct stops and searches for munitions and wireless devices. [2] Police do not require "reasonable suspicion" to conduct a stop and search - instead the act only requires that it be a part of counter-terror laws or there is a risk of serious violence or disorder. [3]
Under the act, non-jury trials require the Director of Public Prosecutions to issue a certificate, where the administration of justice may be impacted by there being a jury trial. [4] Three of the conditions for this to happen relate to proscribed organisations. [4]
Ian Paisley Junior criticised the extension of additional powers to the Northern Ireland Human Rights. [5]