
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Disclosure of Victims’ and Witnesses’ Information (Prescribed Bodies) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 and shall come into operation on 16th August 2021.
2 
In these Regulations—
 “the Act” means the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015;
 “support services” has the same meaning as in paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 3 to the Act.
3 

(1) The Disclosure of Victims’ and Witnesses’ Information (Prescribed Bodies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 are amended as follows—
(2) For regulation 3 substitute—“
(3) “The following bodies are prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 3 to the Act—
(a) Victim Support Northern Ireland; and
(b) Advocacy Support Safety Information Services Together Northern Ireland, but only in so far as it relates to the provision of advocacy support services by that body.”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 17th June 2021
Naomi Long
Minister of Justice
