# The Civil Legal Services (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019

S.R. 2019/13 · made 11 February 2019

These Regulations amend the Civil Legal Services (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015. The purpose of these amending Regulations is to make technical amendments to allow for financial eligibility assessments in respect of certain applications for civil legal aid to be carried out by the Director of Legal Aid Casework in place of a person appointed by the Department for Communities. The Regulations come into operation on 4th March 2019.

Made under: Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (Article 15)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/civil-legal-services-general-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2019/pdf/nisr_20190013_en.pdf; NI Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/civil-legal-services-general-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2019/pdf/nisrem_20190013_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Access To Justice
Made 11th February 2019
Coming into operation 4th March 2019
The Department of Justice makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 15 of the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 and now vested in it.

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Legal Services (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 and shall come into operation on 4th March 2019.

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

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

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

In regulation 2, for the definition of “assessing authority”, substitute—
““assessing authority” means—
(a) in respect of advice and assistance and representation (lower courts), the supplier,
(b) in respect of representation (higher courts) and exceptional funding, the Director;”.

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

In regulation 15(10), for “an assessing authority to re-determine”, substitute “a re-determination of”.

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

In regulation 17(6), for “without reference to an assessing authority”, substitute “without reference to a determination in respect of an applicant’s disposable income or capital”.

## 6 Amendments to the Civil Legal Services (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

In regulation 41—
(a) in sub-paragraph (3), omit “or an assessing authority”; and
(b) in sub-paragraph (4), omit “or an assessing authority”.

## 7 Amendments to the Civil Legal Services (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

In regulation 42(1), omit “submit so much of the application as is relevant to an assessing authority to”.

## 8 Amendments to the Civil Legal Services (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

In regulation 49—
(a) in sub-paragraph (2), omit “or an assessing authority”; and
(b) in sub-paragraph (3), omit “or an assessing authority”.

## 9 Amendments to the Civil Legal Services (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

In regulation 50(1), omit “submit so much of the application as is relevant to an assessing authority to”.

## Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 11th February 2019
L.S.
Peter May
A senior officer of the Department of Justice

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Civil Legal Services (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015. The purpose of these amending Regulations is to make technical amendments to allow for financial eligibility assessments in respect of certain applications for civil legal aid to be carried out by the Director of Legal Aid Casework in place of a person appointed by the Department for Communities. The Regulations come into operation on 4th March 2019.

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Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-legal-services-general-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2019
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