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The Civil Legal Services (Scope) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

S.R. 2016/416 · Made 30 November 2016

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Access To Justice

Laid before the Assembly in draft

Made 30th November 2016

Coming into operation 1st December 2016

The Department of Justice makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 12(6) of the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003f1 and now vested in itf2.

In accordance with Article 46(5) of that Order, a draft of this Rule has been laid before and approved by a resolution of the Assembly.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 2003/435 (N.I. 10). Schedule 2 to the 2003 Order has been amended by Articles 1(3)(b), 102(2) and Schedule 6 Part 2 of the Criminal Justice) Northern Ireland Order 2008 S.I. 2008/1216 (N.I. 1), regulation 5 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Protection Measures) Regulations 2014 S.I. 2014/3298, section 1(3) of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 c.6, and the Civil Legal Services (Scope) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 S.R. 2016 No. 202. There have also been other amendments made to Schedule 2, none of which are relevant for the purposes of these Regulations.

f2

S.I. 2010/976

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment to Schedule 2 to the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Legal Services (Scope) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 and shall come into operation on 1st December 2016.

2Amendment to Schedule 2 to the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003

In paragraph 2(d) of Schedule 2 to the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, after paragraph (xxiv) insert—

“(xxv)

under paragraph 2, 6 or 7 of Schedule 3 to the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015f1;

(xxvi)

under section 57, 60 or 61 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015f2;”.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 30th November 2016.

L.S.

Claire Sugden

Minister of Justice

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend Schedule 2 to the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 regarding the proceedings which may be funded as civil legal services.

The effect of these amendments is to provide that representation in a court of summary jurisdiction relating to applications for Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Orders and applications for Violent Offences Prevention Orders may be funded as civil legal services.

The Regulations come into operation on 1st December 2016.