Northern Ireland Act 2009
Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
Citation | 2009 c. 3 |
Year | 2009 |
- ; and for this purpose “relevant authority” means—
- (a) in relation to cases in which national security or terrorism is involved, the Advocate General for Northern Ireland;
- (b) in relation to other cases, the Attorney General for Northern Ireland.
- “(1) The Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland is a corporation sole.
- (2) The Director may do anything, apart from borrowing money, which is calculated to facilitate the exercise of the Director's functions or which is incidental or conducive to the exercise of those functions.
- (3) An instrument or other document purporting to be signed or otherwise executed by or on behalf of the Director is to be received in evidence and is, unless the contrary is proved, to be taken to be so signed or executed.
- “(3A) An Order under subsection (1) in relation to an Order under section 4 may make provision doing any of the following—
- (a) transferring to a United Kingdom authority, with effect from any date specified in the Order under subsection (1) , any function which immediately before that date is exercisable by a Northern Ireland authority;
- (b) transferring to a Northern Ireland authority, with effect from any date specified in the Order under subsection (1) , any function which immediately before that date is exercisable by a United Kingdom authority;
- (c) conferring a function on a United Kingdom authority or a Northern Ireland authority;
- (d) removing a function from a United Kingdom authority or a Northern Ireland authority.
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