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The Civil Legal Services (Financial) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

S.R. 2016/338 · Made 19 September 2016

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Access To Justice

Made 19th September 2016

Coming into operation 11th October 2016

The Department of Justice makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 13 of the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003f1 and now vested in itf2.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 2003/435 (N.I. 10). Article 13 of the 2003 Order was amended by section 6 of, and paragraph 6(14) of Schedule 2 to, the Legal Aid and Coroners’ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 – 2014 c. 11 (N.I.)

f2

S.I. 2010/976

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendments to the Civil Legal Services (Financial) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
  3. 3Amendments to the Civil Legal Services (Financial) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
  4. 4Amendments to the Civil Legal Services (Financial) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
  5. 5Amendments to the Civil Legal Services (Financial) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
  6. Signature
  7. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Legal Services (Financial) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 and shall come into operation on 11th October 2016.

2Amendments to the Civil Legal Services (Financial) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

The Civil Legal Services (Financial) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015f1 are amended as follows.

3Amendments to the Civil Legal Services (Financial) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

In regulation 4(1)(k), for “.” substitute “;”.

4Amendments to the Civil Legal Services (Financial) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

After regulation 4(1)(k), insert−

“(l)

representation of a client who is the subject of proceedings under Article 44 or 45 of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989f1;

(m)

representation of a client who is the subject of proceedings under paragraph 29 or 36 of Schedule 8 to the Terrorism 2000 Actf2.”.

5Amendments to the Civil Legal Services (Financial) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

In regulation 9(2), for “Commission” substitute “Department”.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 19th September 2016

L.S.

Claire Sugden

Minister of Justice

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Civil Legal Services (Financial) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 by inserting new provisions to provide that civil legal services funding for representation under the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 is available without an assessment of an individual’s financial resources for proceedings under:

  • Article 44 or 45 of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989; and

  • paragraph 29 or 36 of Schedule 8 to the Terrorism Act 2000.

The Regulations come into operation on 11th October 2016.