What is Article 4 of the criminal Evidence Northern Ireland Order 1988?
Under Article 4, an accused person may be called upon by the court to give evidence at his trial, and certain inferences may be drawn if he refuses to do so. Article 5 authorises inferences to be drawn from an accused person's failure or refusal to account for objects, substances or marks in certain circumstances..
What is the criminal justice system in UK?
The criminal justice system of the United Kingdom is the collective body responsible for administrating justice in the UK, and consists of various institutions such as the police, the crown prosecution service, and the UK's prison system..
Northern Ireland forms part of the United Kingdom but is a distinct jurisdiction, with its own devolved legislative assembly and system of courts.
Under Article 4, an accused person may be called upon by the court to give evidence at his trial, and certain inferences may be drawn if he refuses to do so. Article 5 authorises inferences to be drawn from an accused person's failure or refusal to account for objects, substances or marks in certain circumstances.
The order has three major themes: public protection; community safety; and improving the criminal justice system. On public protection, the order creates two new sentences to deal with dangerous sexual and violent offenders. One is indeterminate—the indeterminate custodial sentence, or the ICS.
What is a criminal offence under Section 21?
An offence under— section 21 (attempting to choke, suffocate or strangle in order to commit or assist in committing an indictable offence), section 22 (using chloroform etc. to commit or assist in the committing of any indictable offence) section 23 (maliciously administering poison etc. so as to endanger life or inflict grievous bodily harm), .
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What is a criminal offence under Section 4?
3. Kidnapping. 4. Riot. 5. Affray. 6. False imprisonment. 7. An offence under— section 54 (abduction of woman by force). 8. An offence under— section 4 (possession of explosives in suspicious circumstances). 9. An offence under section 4 of attempted intercourse with girl under 14. 10. An offence under section 1 (infanticide). 11.
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What is the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008?
The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 puts in place significant changes to the sentencing framework, providing courts with a range of powers that are designed to address public protection and safety in the community and to improve the criminal justice system.
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When can a court make a juvenile justice centre order?
“(3A) A court shall only make a juvenile justice centre order in the case of a child who has attained the age of 17 if either paragraph (3B) or (3C) applies in relation to the child. (a) the child will not become an adult during the period of the order; .
Criminal justice ni order 2008
United Kingdom legislation
The Criminal Justice Act 1966 (NI) is an Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland. It makes similar provision to the Homicide Act 1957 and the Suicide Act 1961 for Northern Ireland.
The Homosexual Offences Order 1982
United Kingdom legislation
The Homosexual Offences Order 1982, No. 1536, is an Order in Council which decriminalized homosexual acts between consenting adults in Northern Ireland. The Order was adopted as a result of a European Court of Human Rights case, Dudgeon v. United Kingdom (1981), which ruled that Northern Ireland's criminalisation of homosexual acts between consenting adults was a violation of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
The Sexual Offences Order 2008 is an Order in Council
United Kingdom legislation
The Sexual Offences Order 2008 is an Order in Council made under section 85 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998. The Order provides a legislative framework for sexual offences in Northern Ireland. The corresponding legislation in England and Wales and in Scotland are the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009. The Sexual Offences Order 2008 defines several sexual offenses, including rape.
