Legislation – The Criminal Justice (Amendment ) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
PART 6TAKING ACCOUNT OF CONVICTIONS
CHAPTER 2Amendments: legislation that extends to Northern Ireland only
Amendment of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 198928.
(1)
The Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 198935 is amended as follows.
(2)
In Article 71 (proof of convictions and acquittals)36—
(a)
omit paragraph (1A);
(b)
omit paragraph (2)(c) and the “and” preceding it.
(3)
In Article 72 (conviction as evidence of commission of offence)37—
(a)
in paragraph (1), omit “or any other member State”;
(b)
in paragraph (2), omit “or any other member State”;
(c)
in paragraph (3)(a), omit “or any other member State”.
(4)
In Article 73(1) (provisions supplementary to Article 72)38, for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)
the contents of the complaint, indictment or charge-sheet on which the person in question was convicted,”.