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Criminal Justice Act 2003

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330A Orders: Northern Ireland

(1) Any power of the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland to make an order under this Act is exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 . (2) The Department of Justice shall not make any order— (a) making any provision by virtue of section 333(2)(b) which adds to, replaces or omits any part of the text of an Act, or (b) under section 336(3) bringing section 43 into force, unless a draft of it has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Northern Ireland Assembly. (3) Section 41(3) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies for the purposes of subsection (2) in relation to the laying of a draft as it applies in relation to the laying of a statutory document under an enactment. (4) Any other order made by the Department of Justice under section 333, or an order made by the Department of Justice under section 47(8) or 97(2), is subject to negative resolution (within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 ). (5) Any power of the Department of Justice to make an order under this Act— (a) may be exercised so as to make different provision for different purposes or different areas, and (b) may be exercised either for all the purposes to which the power extends, or for those purposes subject to specified exceptions, or only for specified purposes. (6) The power includes power to make— (a) any supplementary, incidental or consequential provision, and (b) any transitory, transitional or saving provision, which the Department of Justice considers necessary or expedient.

Your change, as a redline

330A Orders: Northern Ireland

(1) Any power of the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland to make an order under this Act is exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 . (2) The Department of Justice shall not make any order— (a) making any provision by virtue of section 333(2)(b) which adds to, replaces or omits any part of the text of an Act, or (b) under section 336(3) bringing section 43 into force, unless a draft of it has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Northern Ireland Assembly. (3) Section 41(3) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies for the purposes of subsection (2) in relation to the laying of a draft as it applies in relation to the laying of a statutory document under an enactment. (4) Any other order made by the Department of Justice under section 333, or an order made by the Department of Justice under section 47(8) or 97(2), is subject to negative resolution (within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 ). (5) Any power of the Department of Justice to make an order under this Act— (a) may be exercised so as to make different provision for different purposes or different areas, and (b) may be exercised either for all the purposes to which the power extends, or for those purposes subject to specified exceptions, or only for specified purposes. (6) The power includes power to make— (a) any supplementary, incidental or consequential provision, and (b) any transitory, transitional or saving provision, which the Department of Justice considers necessary or expedient.

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