Logo Alt: | Logo of the Northern Ireland Law Commission |
Map: | Northern Ireland in the UK and Europe.svg |
Map Alt: | Map showing the location of Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom and Europe |
Predecessor: | Law Reform Advisory Committee |
Dissolved: | 2015 |
Type: | Advisory non-departmental public body sponsored by the Northern Ireland Executive Department of Justice |
Status: | Created by the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002, non-operational as of April 2015 |
Purpose: | To keep the law of Northern Ireland under review and to recommend reform where needed |
Headquarters: | Massey House, Belfast BT4 3SX |
Coords: | 54.5982°N -5.8313°W |
Region Served: | Northern Ireland |
Language: | English |
Leader Title: | Chairman |
Leader Title2: | Chief Executive |
The Northern Ireland Law Commission was a Law Commission in Northern Ireland created under section 50 of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002, implementing recommendations following the Good Friday Agreement.[1] It replaced the non-statutory Law Reform Advisory Committee. The Commission has been "non-operational" since April 2015.[2]
The Northern Ireland Law Commission kept the law of Northern Ireland under review, with a view to law reform. It had five members, a part-time chairman and four full-time commissioners, appointed by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. The chairman was a judge of the High Court of Northern Ireland, who retained judicial office. The other commissioners were a barrister, a solicitor, a legal academic, and a layperson.