Part 2: The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) The ICRIR, the Commissioners and ICRIR officers Section 2: The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery
This section provides for the formation of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) (subsection (1)) as a body corporate (subsection (2)), consisting of a Chief Commissioner, a Commissioner for Investigations and up to five additional Commissioners (subsection (3)).
	Subsection (4) states that the principal objective of the ICRIR in exercising its functions is to promote reconciliation.
	Subsection (5) lists the functions of the ICRIR. These are to:
Carry out reviews (which may include criminal investigations) into any deaths that resulted from conduct forming part of the Troubles;
Carry out reviews (which again may include a criminal investigation) of other harmful conduct forming part of the Troubles (defined in section 1);
Produce reports on the findings of each of these reviews;
Determine whether to grant immunity from prosecution for serious or connected Troubles-related offences other than Troubles-related sexual offences;
Refer deaths that were caused by conduct forming part of the Troubles, and other harmful conduct forming part of the Troubles, to prosecutors;
Produce a historical record of deaths that resulted from conduct forming part of the Troubles.
	Subsection (6) provides that in exercising its functions, the ICRIR must have regard to the general interests of persons affected by Troubles-related deaths and serious injuries.
	At least three months before the start of each financial year, the ICRIR must produce and publish a work plan for that year (subsection (7)). That work plan must deal with matters as set out under subsection (8). A copy must be provided to the Secretary of State.
	Subsection (9) requires the ICRIR, no later than six months after the end of each financial year to produce and publish an annual report on prescribed matters (set out in subsection 10) such as finance and administration, and any other matters the ICRIR consider appropriate. A copy must be provided to the Secretary of State.
	Subsection (11) grants the Secretary of State the ability to provide funding or other resources to, or in respect of, the ICRIR so that it may carry out its work.
	Subsection (12) introduces Schedule 1 of the Act, which contains further detail about the ICRIR, its Commissioners and its officers.