
2022 No. 221 (C. 23)
Committal Reform
The Criminal Justice (Committal Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022
Made 14th September 2022
The Department of Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5(2) of the Criminal Justice (Committal Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, makes the following Order.
Citation
1 
This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Committal Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022.
Appointed Day
2 
The day appointed for the coming into operation of the following provisions of the Criminal Justice (Committal Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 is 17th October 2022–
(a) section 1 (Abolition of preliminary investigations);
(b) section 2 (Abolition of mixed committals: evidence on oath not to be given at preliminary inquiry);
(c) section 3 (Consequential amendments and repeals);
(d) the Schedule.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 14th September 2022
Naomi Long
Minister of Justice
