Victims and Witnesses of Crime Bill

Closes 25 Sep 2026

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Clauses 28 to 30 - General

Clause 28 - Regulations and Orders

Clause 29 - Commencement

Clause 30 - Short title

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Clauses 28 to 30

 

PART 3 GENERAL

 

Regulations and orders

28.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), regulations may not be made under this Act unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution, of the Assembly.

(2) Regulations made under section 9 are subject to negative resolution.

(3) Regulations and orders made by the Department under this Act may contain such incidental, supplementary, transitional, transitory or saving provisions as appear to the Department to be necessary or expedient.

 

Commencement

29.—(1) This Part comes into operation on the day after the day on which this Act receives Royal Assent.

(2) The other provisions of this Act come into operation on such day or days as the Department of Justice may by order appoint.

 

Short title

30. This Act may be cited as the Victims and Witnesses of Crime Act (Northern Ireland) 2027.

Clauses 28 to 30 provide for regulation making powers, the commencement of the parts of the Bill and the short title. Do you have any comments on Clauses 28 to 30 of the Bill?