Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

Cited authorities 67

Cited in

Amendments 60

Jurisdiction	Northern Ireland
Citation	2016 NI c 21
Year	2016

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Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2016
PART 1: FINES AND OTHER PENALTIES: ENFORCEMENT

Introductory

1: Application of Chapter

Collection officers and orders

2: Collection officers
3: Collection order
4: Additional powers where collection order made

Default on payment

5: Collection officer to contact debtor in default
6: Powers of collection officer in relation to debtor in default
7: Referral to the court: collection officer's report etc.
8: Referral to the court in case where no collection order made
9: Powers of court on referral of debtor's case
10: Power to issue arrest warrant where debtor fails to attend hearing
11: Arrest under warrant under section 10
12: Remand or committal under section 11
13: Costs relating to referral of debtor's case

Deductions from benefits

14: Application for deduction from benefits
15: Deduction from benefits: further provision in regulations
16: Enquiries into debtor's means
17: Disclosure of information

Attachment of earnings

18: Attachment of earnings order
19: Statement of earnings

Freezing bank accounts etc.

20: Interim bank account order
21: Hardship payments
22: Bank account order

Seizure of vehicles

23: Vehicle seizure order

Supplementary

24: Offences
25: Appeals
26: Guidance
27: Interpretation etc.
28: Minor and consequential amendments

29: Supervised activity orders

30: Restriction on detention of children for default in paying fines, etc.

31: Distress in default

32: Limitations on remission

PART 2: The Prison Ombudsman For Northern Ireland

The Ombudsman

33: The Prison Ombudsman for Northern Ireland
34: Main functions of Ombudsman: The main functions of the Ombudsman are—

Complaints

35: Complaints
36: Report of investigation of complaint

Deaths in custody

37: Investigations into deaths in custody
38: Report on investigation into death

Investigations requested by Department

39: Investigations requested by the Department
40: Report on investigation under section 39

Own-initiative investigations

41: Own-initiative investigations
42: Report on investigation under section 41

Powers of Ombudsman

43: Powers of Ombudsman

Supplementary

44: Disclosure of information
45: Guidance to Ombudsman in relation to matters connected with national security
46: Interpretation
47: Transitional provision: the Prisoner Ombudsman for Northern Ireland

PART 3: Miscellaneous

Animal welfare

48: Penalties for animal welfare offences

Lay visitors

49: Lay visitors for all police stations: In section 73 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (arrangements for lay visitors to visit designated places of detention)—

Pornographic or other sexual images

50: Possession of pornographic images of rape and assault by penetration
51: Disclosing private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress
52: Meaning of “disclose” and “photograph or film”
53: Meaning of “private” and “sexual”

Assaulting ambulance workers etc

54: Offence of assaulting ambulance workers etc

Early removal of prisoners

55: Early removal from prison of prisoners liable to removal from United Kingdom
56: Re-entry into Northern Ireland of offender removed under section 55

Direct committal for trial

57: Direct committal for trial: indictable offence triable summarily

Firearms

58: Amendments of Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004, etc.

Costs

59: Costs of Accountant General in administering funds in court

PART 4: General

60: Regulations and orders

61: Commencement and short title

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Section 18.
ATTACHMENT OF EARNINGS ORDERS

Service of order
Compliance with order
Power to determine whether payments are earnings
Administrative costs of employer
Change of circumstances
Variation of order
Discharge of order
Prioritisation of orders
Crown employment
Regulations

SCHEDULE 2 Section 28.
COLLECTION ORDERS: MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1945
Mines Act (Northern Ireland) 1969
Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981
Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989
Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996
Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008
Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011
Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

SCHEDULE 3 Section 33.
THE PRISON OMBUDSMAN

Appointment, status and term of office
Remuneration and allowances
Appointment of acting Ombudsman
The Ombudsman's officers
Advisers
Documents
Finance
Annual report
Data protection
Freedom of information
Public Services Ombudsman
Interpretation

SCHEDULE 4 Section 51.
PRIVATE SEXUAL PHOTOGRAPHS ETC: PROVIDERS OF INFORMATION SOCIETY SERVICES

Exceptions for mere conduits
Exception for caching
Exception for hosting
Interpretation

SCHEDULE 5 Section 58.
AMENDMENTS OF THE FIREARMS (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 2004

Part 1: Firearms - Persons under 18
Part 2: Firearm certificates and other certificates
Part 3: Supplementary

Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

2016 CHAPTER 21

An Act to make provision about enforcement of the payment of fines and other penalties; to provide for the appointment and functions of a Prison Ombudsman for Northern Ireland; to amend the law relating to the penalties for certain animal welfare offences, lay visitors for police stations, extreme pornographic and other sexual images, assaults on persons...

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