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UK Law Reference
All sections of Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Act 2019
2019 c. 31, s.21

Section 21 — Establishment of the Commissioner

This version in force from 2020-11-02

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) An officer known as the Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse is established (and referred to in this Act as “the Commissioner”).

(2) The Commissioner is to be appointed by the Executive Office.

(3) Schedule 2 makes further provision about the Commissioner.