
2022 No. 213
Rehabilitation Of Offenders
The Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022
Made 9th September 2022
Coming into operation- 3rd October 2022
The Department of Justice makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 5(4) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1978.
Citation and commencement
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This Order may be cited as The Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022 and shall come into operation on 3rd October 2022.
Interpretation
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In this Order “the 1979 Order” means the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1979.
Amendment of the 1979 Order
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(1) The 1979 Order is amended as follows:-
(2) After Article 2(1)(m) insert-“
(n) any question asked, in order to assess the suitability of an individual to provide accommodation to a person who has permission to enter into or to stay in the United Kingdom granted under the immigration rules laid down under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971 in relation to the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme, in the following circumstances:-
(i) the question relates to the individual whose suitability is being assessed, or
(ii) where the individual being assessed resides in the accommodation to be provided, the question relates to any other individual who is over the age of 16 years and who also resides in the accommodation to be provided.”
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 9th September 2022.
Naomi Long
Minister of Justice
