Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023

Meaning of “relevant family member”

7 (1) This Part of this Schedule applies for the purposes of section 15 or 17 to determine whether one person (F) is a relevant family member of another person (D) who is—

(a) in the case of a review of a death—

(i) the person to whose death the review relates,

(ii) another person killed in the relevant event, or

(iii) a person who suffered serious physical or mental harm in the relevant event and who has subsequently died; or

(b) in the case of a review of other harmful conduct—

(i) a person killed in the relevant event, or

(ii) a person who suffered serious physical or mental harm in the relevant event and who has subsequently died.

(2) F is a relevant family member of D if—

(a) F is a close family member of D whom the ICRIR has identified after taking such steps as the ICRIR considers reasonable, or

(b) in a case where no close family members have been identified after taking such steps, F is another member of the family of D whom the ICRIR—

(i) has identified after taking such steps as the ICRIR considers reasonable, and

(ii) considers it appropriate to be given the opportunity to make representations under section 16(2) or (3) or section 17(4).

(3) In this paragraph “relevant event” has the same meaning as in section 15 or 17.