
1 
This Order may be cited as the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Record Certificates: Relevant Matters) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022 and shall come into operation on the day after it is affirmed by resolution of the Assembly.
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(1) The Police Act 1997 is amended in accordance with the following provisions of this Order.
3 
In section 113A(6), at the definition of “relevant matter”—
(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (a) delete the word “or”;
(b) at the end of sub-paragraph (iii) of paragraph (a) insert the word “or”;
(c) after sub-paragraph (iii) of paragraph (a) insert—“
(iv) a current conviction of any offence, except an offence within subsection (6D), stated by a court to be aggravated under section 15 of the Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021;”
4 
In section 113A(6D)—
(a) at the end of paragraph (nnn) delete the word “and”;
(b) at the end of paragraph (ooo) substitute the full stop with a semi colon;
(c) after paragraph (ooo) insert—“
(ppp) an offence under section 1 of the Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021;
(qqq) an offence under section 1 of the Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021 stated by a court to be aggravated under section 8 of that Act;
(rrr) an offence under section 1 of the Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021 stated by a court to be aggravated under section 9 of that Act; and
(sss) any offence within this subsection (6D) stated by a court to be aggravated under section 15 of the Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021.”
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 22nd March 2022
Naomi Long
Minister of Justice
