Part 1 The Judiciary

General

• 1 Guarantee of continued judicial independence

Appointment and removal

• 2 Introductory
• 3 Judicial Appointments Commission
• 4 Appointment to most senior judicial offices
• 5 Appointment to listed judicial offices
• 6 Removal from most senior judicial offices
• 7 Removal from listed judicial offices
• 8 Tribunals for considering removal

Magistrates

• 9 Lay magistrates
• 10 Transfer of functions of justices of the peace
• 11 Transfer of functions of lay panellists

Lord Chief Justice

• 12 Role of Lord Chief Justice
• 13 Presiding county court judge
• 14 Presiding resident magistrate
• 15 Presiding lay magistrate
• 16 Complaints about holders of judicial office
• 17 Secretaries to Lord Chief Justice

Other provisions

• 18 Qualification for appointment
• 19 Judicial oath or affirmation
• 20 Crown Solicitor
• 21 Judicial pensions: pension sharing

Part 2 Law Officers and Public Prosecution Service

Attorney General

• 22 Attorney General
• 23 Terms of appointment of Attorney General
• 24 Removal of Attorney General
• 25 Participation by Attorney General in Assembly proceedings
• 26 Annual report by Attorney General

Advocate General

• 27 Advocate General
• 28 Functions of Advocate General

Public Prosecution Service

• 29 Public Prosecution Service
• 30 Director of Public Prosecutions
• 31 Conduct of prosecutions
• 32 Discontinuance of proceedings before court appearance
• 33 Consents to prosecutions
• 34 Police complaints
• 35 Information for Director
• 36 Exercise of functions by and on behalf of Service
• 37 Code for Prosecutors
• 38 Equality and non-discrimination
• 39 Reports by Director

Relationship of Director and Attorney General

• 40 Superintendence and removal of Director
• 41 Transfer of functions etc
• 42 Independence of Director
• 43 Appointment and removal of Director by Attorney General

Supplementary

• 44 Interpretation

Part 3 Other New Institutions

Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice

• 45 Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice
• 46 Functions of Chief Inspector
• 47 Further provisions about functions
• 48 Powers of inspectors
• 49 Reports

Law Commission

• 50 Law Commission
• 51 Duties of Commission
• 52 Reports etc

Part 4 Youth Justice

Aims

• 53 Aims of youth justice system

New orders

• 54 Reparation orders
• 55 Community responsibility orders
• 56 Custody care orders

Youth conferences

• 57 Youth conferences and youth conference plans
• 58 Diversionary youth conferences
• 59 Court-ordered youth conferences
• 60 Youth conference orders
• 61 Legal aid for youth conferences

Other provisions

• 62 Orders: enforcement etc
• 63 Extension of youth justice system to 17 year olds
• 64 Juvenile justice centre orders for 17 year olds
• 65 Consultation about detention

Part 5 Miscellaneous

Royal Arms and flags

• 66 Display of Royal Arms at courts
• 67 Flying of flags at court-houses

Victims of crime

• 68 Information about discharge and temporary release of prisoners
• 69 Views on temporary release
• 70 Supplementary

Community safety

• 71 Community safety strategy
• 72 Local community safety partnerships

Civil procedure

• 73 Constitution of Rules Committees
• 74 Appeals in small claims cases
• 75 Time limit for cases stated by county court

Legal aid

• 76 Exceptional legal aid
• 77 Proceedings before coroner

Court Service

• 78 Power to abolish Court Service

Court security

• 79 Duty of Court Service to ensure court security
• 80 Powers and duties of court security officers
• 81 Protection of court security officers

Part 6 Supplementary

• 82 Excepted matters: judicial office-holders
• 83 Reserved matters: new institutions
• 84 Assembly Acts about judiciary, law officers and prosecutions
• 85 Minor and consequential amendments
• 86 Repeals and revocations
• 87 Commencement
• 88 Interpretation
• 89 Transitionals and savings
• 90 Statutory rules
• 91 Extent
• 92 Financial provision
• 93 Short title

• SCHEDULE 1 Listed Judicial Offices
• SCHEDULE 2 Judicial Appointments Commission
• SCHEDULE 3 Appointment to Listed Judicial Offices
• SCHEDULE 4 Functions of Justices of the Peace
• SCHEDULE 5 Transfer of Functions to Lord Chief Justice
• SCHEDULE 6 Office-Holders Required to Take Judicial Oath
• SCHEDULE 7 Functions of Advocate General
• SCHEDULE 8 Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice
• SCHEDULE 9 Law Commission
• SCHEDULE 10 Youth Justice Orders: Enforcement etc
• SCHEDULE 11 Extension of Youth Justice System to 17 Year Olds
• SCHEDULE 12 Minor and Consequential Amendments
• SCHEDULE 13 Repeals and Revocations