Clause 1
Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill
10:30 am
Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield, Conservative)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: Amendment No. 10, in clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out ‘Director of Public Prosecutions for’ and insert ‘Lord Chief Justice of’.
Amendment No. 2, in clause 1, page 1, line 7, leave out ‘is’.
Amendment No. 27, in clause 2, page 2, line 36, at end insert—
‘(1A) Where information becomes available to the Director of Public Prosecutions after arraignment such that he would have issued a certification under section 1(2), subsection 1 above does not apply.’.
Amendment No. 28, in clause 2, page 2, line 38, leave out from ‘time’ to end of line 40.
Clause 2 stand part.
Amendment No. 12, in clause 6, page 5, line 16, leave out ‘authority making them’ and insert ‘Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland’.
Amendment No. 13, in clause 7, page 5, line 26, leave out ‘Director of Public Prosecutions for’ and insert ‘Lord Chief Justice of’.
Amendment No. 14, in clause 7, page 5, line 30, leave out ‘Director’ and insert ‘Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland’.
New clause 1—Procedure for application under section 1
‘(1) An application under section 1 for any trial on indictment of a person charged with one or more indictable offences (“the defendant”) must be determined by the court before the arraignment of—
(a) the defendant, or
(b) any person committed for trial on indictment with the defendant.
(2) The parties to any hearing at which an application to which this section applies is to be determined must be given an opportunity to make representations with respect to the application.’.