PART 1
The Troubles
1 Meaning of “the Troubles” and other key expressions
PART 2
The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery
2 The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery
4 Actions of the ICRIR: safeguards
5 Full disclosure to the ICRIR
6 Operational powers of ICRIR officers
7 Admissibility of material in criminal proceedings
8 Admissibility of material in civil proceedings
9 Requests for reviews of deaths
10 Requests for reviews of other harmful conduct forming part of the Troubles
11 Requests for reviews: general provision
12 Reviews in connection with requests for immunity from prosecution
15 Production of reports on the findings of reviews
17 Issuing and publication of reports
20 Requests for immunity: procedural matters
21 Determining a request for immunity
22 The immunity requests panel
23 Personal statements by persons affected by deaths etc
24 Publication of personal statements
25 Information for prosecutors
26 Subsequent convictions: revocation of immunity
28 Production of the historical record
29 Publication of the historical record
30 Disclosure of information: general power and prohibitions
31 The ICRIR’s use of information obtained by it
32 Identifying information that is subject to additional safeguards
33 Guidance and protocols relating to information
34 Regulations about the holding and handling of information
36 Review of the performance of the ICRIR’s functions
37 Conclusion of the work of the ICRIR
PART 3
Investigations, legal proceedings etc and release of prisoners
38 No criminal investigations except through ICRIR reviews
39 Grant of immunity: prohibition of criminal enforcement action
40 No grant of immunity: restrictions on criminal enforcement action
41 Other Troubles-related offences: prohibition of criminal enforcement action
42 General provision and saving for ongoing pre-commencement action
43 Tort, delict and fatal accident actions
44 Inquests, investigations and inquiries
46 Interim custody orders: validity
47 Interim custody orders: prohibition of proceedings and compensation
PART 4
Memorialising the Troubles
50 The memorialisation strategy
51 Response to the memorialisation strategy
54 Carrying out the Troubles-related work programme
56 Designated persons and funding
57 Interpretation of this Part
PART 5
Final provisions
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1 The ICRIR, the Commissioners and ICRIR officers
SCHEDULE 2 Operational powers of ICRIR officers
SCHEDULE 4 Supply of information: enforcement
SCHEDULE 5 No immunity in certain circumstances
SCHEDULE 6 Permitted disclosures of information
SCHEDULE 7 Offences relating to disclosure of information
SCHEDULE 8 Identification of sensitive, prejudicial or protected international information
SCHEDULE 9 Determination of whether the prohibition on civil actions applies
SCHEDULE 10 Civil actions to which the 2008 Mediation Directive applies
SCHEDULE 11 Investigations, inquests and inquiries in England and Wales and Scotland
The Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 is amended in accordance with this Schedule.
Those amendments do not apply in relation to any application for a declaration made to the Commissioners under section 3(1) of the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 before this Schedule comes into force.