# The Civil Legal Services (Scope) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, Note: 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 scope of civil legal services.
The effect of these amendments is to bring within scope the following proceedings in a court of summary jurisdiction: applications for warrants of further detention and applications for extensions of warrants of further detention, together with proceedings relating to declarations of parentage. Proceedings before the Parole Commissioners for Northern Ireland, certain proceedings before the Care Tribunal and proceedings under Part 13A of the Prison and Young Offenders Centre Rules (Northern Ireland) 1995 are also brought within scope.
Further, the Regulations provide that the Department of Justice may not fund civil legal services to any guardian ad litem for the purposes of any proceedings under the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995.
The Regulations come into operation on 1st October 2016.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/202/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-legal-services-scope-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/note
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