Legal background
The Act amends or repeals the following legislation:
Section 3 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985
Sections 75 and 76 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998
Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000
Section 31 of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002
Section 58 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016
Schedule 18 to the Data Protection Act 2018
Part 3 of the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973
Part 1 of the Limitation Act 1980
Foreign Limitation Periods Act 1984
Foreign Limitation Period (Northern Ireland) Order 1985
Part 5 of the Limitation (Northern Ireland) Order 1989
Section 190 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995
Part 7 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998
Part 2 of the Police Reform Act 2002
Chapter 2 of Part I of the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006
Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998
Coroners and Justice Act 2009
Coroners Act (Northern Ireland) 1998
Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016.
Section 379 of the Sentencing Act 2020
Articles 3 and 4 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2013
Article 4 of the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2007