The Act
This Act restricts the release of any information which could lead members of the public to identify victims of rape and other offences of a sexual nature.
The Act was amended by the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999, and the Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008.
Related articles
- Administrative law
- Blood Safety and Quality Regulations 2005 (as amended)
- Completed Equality Screenings
- Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008
- Police Act 1997
- Public Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1967
- The Access to Health Records (Northern Ireland) Order 1993
- The Access to Personal Files and Medical Reports (Northern Ireland) Order 1991
- The Adoption Agencies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989
- The Census (Confidentiality) (Northern Ireland) Order 1991
- The Civil Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1997
- The Common Law Duty of Confidentiality
- The Computer Misuse Act 1990
- The Congenital Disabilities (Civil Liability) Act 1976
- The Consumer Protection (Northern Ireland) Order 1987
- The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (Northern Ireland) (COSHH) 2003
- The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
- The Data Protection (Processing of Sensitive Personal Data) Order 2000
- The Data Protection Act (DPA) 1998
- The Electronic Communications Act 2000
- The Environmental Information Regulations 2004
- The Foster Placement (Children) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
- The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000
- The Gender Recognition (Disclosure of Information) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Order 2005
- The Gender Recognition Act 2004
- The Health and Personal Social Services (General Medical Services Contracts), Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004
- The Health and Personal Social Services, General Dental Services (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008
- The Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978
- The High-activity Sealed Radioactive Sources and Orphan Sources Regulations 2005
- The Human Rights Act 1998
- The Limitation (Northern Ireland) Order 1989
- The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003
- The Public Interest Disclosure (Northern Ireland) Order 1998
- The Public Records Act (Northern Ireland) 1923
- The Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005