Northern Ireland Title and commencement 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Amendment of Schedule 3) Order 2010. 2 This Order shall come into force on 12th April 2010. Amendment of Schedule 3: policing and justice matters 2 Schedule 3 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (reserved matters) is amended as follows. Prevention and detection of crime, public order, prisons, policing etc 3 For paragraph 9 substitute— 9 1 The following matters— a the subject-matter of the following provisions of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 — i Chapter 1 of Part 1, so far as relating to the prevention or detection of serious crime (within the meaning of that Act), and ii so far as relating to the prevention or detection of crime (within the meaning of that Act) or the prevention of disorder— aa Chapter 2 of Part 1, and bb Parts 2 and 3; b in relation to the prevention or detection of crime, the subject-matter of Part 3 of the Police Act 1997 ; c the operation of— i sections 21 to 40 of, and Schedules 3 and 4 to, the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 , and ii section 102 of, and Schedule 12 to, the Terrorism Act 2000 ; d in relation to terrorism, the exercise of the Royal prerogative of mercy; e the operation of sections 1 to 8 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 and the operation of Part 1 of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 where a certificate under section 1 of the 2007 Act has been issued; f in relation to the regulation of drugs or other substances through the criminal law (including offences, exceptions to offences, penalties, powers of arrest and detention, prosecutions and the treatment of offenders) or otherwise in relation to the prevention or detection of crime— i the subject-matter of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 ; ii the subject-matter of sections 12 and 13 of the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 ; g the Serious Organised Crime Agency; h in relation to prisons, the accommodation of persons in separated conditions on the grounds of security, safety or good order. 2 In sub-paragraph (1)(h) “prisons” includes any institution for the detention of persons because of their involvement, or suspected involvement, in crime. 3 This paragraph does not include any excepted matters or any matter within paragraph 10 of this Schedule. 4 For paragraph 10 substitute— 10 1 The subject-matter of the Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 . 2 In relation to the maintenance of public order, the armed forces of the Crown (including the conferring of powers, authorities, privileges or immunities on members of the armed forces for the purposes of the maintenance of public order). 3 This paragraph does not include any matter within paragraph 17 of Schedule 2. 5 For paragraph 11 substitute— 11 The operation of the temporary provisions, as defined in section 47 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 . 6 Omit paragraph 11A (co-operation between the Police Service of Northern Ireland and Garda Síochána with respect to certain matters). Firearms and explosives 7 For paragraph 12 substitute— 12 1 Items for the time being specified in Article 45(1) or (2) of the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 ; and the subject-matter of Article 45(10) of that Order. 2 The security of explosives, including— a the prevention of loss or theft of explosives, b the prevention of the use of explosives for wrongful purposes, and c the detection, identification and traceability of explosives. This sub-paragraph does not include the security of fireworks, or the licensing of shotfirers, or the subject-matter of section 2 of the Explosives Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 . Justice etc 8 1 Omit paragraph 9A (the Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland). 2 Omit paragraph 14A (rights of appeal to the Supreme Court, and legal aid for such appeals). 3 Omit paragraph 15 (matters relating to the courts). 4 Omit paragraph 15A (the Northern Ireland Law Commission). 5 Omit paragraph 17 (the Social Security Commissioners and Child Support Commissioners for Northern Ireland). Judith Simpson Clerk of the Privy Council