Article 15 Regulations as to procedures for funding decisionsF1I1
Northern Ireland
The Department may make regulations as to the procedures for the making of decisions about the funding by the Department of civil legal services, including—
provision about the form and content of applications for funding,
provision imposing conditions which must be satisfied by an individual applying for funding,
provision requiring applicants to be informed of the reasons for any decision to refuse an application,
provision for the giving of information to individuals whose applications are refused about alternative ways of obtaining or funding services, and
provision establishing procedures for reviews of decisions about funding and for the giving of information about those procedures.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Art. 15 substituted (18.11.2014) by Legal Aid and Coroners‘ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 11), s. 12(2)(d)(ii), Sch. 2 para. 6(16) (with ss. 2(3), 9, Sch. 1 para. 3(3)) (but this amendment cannot take effect until the commencement of S.I. 2003/435, art. 15)
Commencement
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Art. 15 in operation at 1.4.2015 by S.R. 2015/194, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 3)
Notes on Part 2
Textual amendments
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Pt. II heading substituted (1.4.2015) by Legal Aid and Coroners‘ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 11), s. 12(1), Sch. 2 para. 6(3) (with ss. 2(3), 9, Sch. 1 para. 3(3)); S.R. 2015/193, art. 2(e)