Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (c. 41)

PART 2 U.K. The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery

The ICRIR, the Commissioners and ICRIR officers U.K.

6 Operational powers of ICRIR officers U.K.

(1) The Commissioner for Investigations is (by virtue of this section) designated as a person having the powers and privileges of a constable.

(2) The Commissioner for Investigations may designate any other ICRIR officer as a person having the powers and privileges of a constable, if that Commissioner is satisfied that that ICRIR officer—

(a) is capable of effectively exercising those powers and privileges;

(b) has received adequate training in respect of the exercise of those powers and privileges; and

(c) is otherwise a suitable person to exercise those powers and privileges.

(3) The powers and privileges of a constable which the Commissioner for Investigations, or any other ICRIR officer, has by virtue of a designation under this section may be exercised for the purposes of, or in connection with, any function of the ICRIR except the function of producing the historical record.

(4) Schedule 2 contains further provision about the operational powers of ICRIR officers.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 6 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 63(4)

I2 S. 6(4) in force at 1.12.2023 for specified purposes by S.I. 2023/1293, reg. 2(i)