Introduction
1.These Explanatory Notes relate to the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Act (Northern Ireland) 2023 which received Royal Assent on 6 February 2023. They have been completed by the Northern Ireland Assembly Bill Office. They do not form part of the Act and have not been endorsed by the Assembly.
2.The notes need to be read in conjunction with the Act. They are not, and are not meant to be, a comprehensive description of the Act. So, where a section or part of a section does not seem to require any explanation or comment, none is given.