HL Deb 28 June 1982 vol 432 c141WA
Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whose responsibility it is to examine whether or not there was a terroristic or political motive in an offence which prima facie appears to be "scheduled" under emergency legislation, before proceedings commence in a "Diplock" court.

The Lord Chancellor

It is the responsibility of the Attorney-General for Northern Ireland to certify in any particular case which falls within the Notes 1 and 2 to Schedule 4 of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Powers) Act 1978 that an offence is not to be treated as a scheduled offence.