Northern Ireland Office

The POLICE (NORTHERN IRELAND) ACT 2003 (COMMENCEMENT No. 2) ORDER 2007

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Article 1(2) of the Criminal Evidence (NorthernIreland) Order 1999 has made the following Order:

The Criminal Evidence (1999 Order) (Commencement No. 5) Order 2007 (S.R. No. 176 (C. 9).

This Order brings into operation on 1st March 2007 Article 36 of the Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1999

Article 36 makes provision for when it is permissible for inferences from silence to be drawn. It amends Articles 3, 5 and 6 of the Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 to provide that such inferences shall not be drawn unless a person has had the opportunity to consult a solicitor.