# The Criminal Aid Certificates Rules (Northern Ireland) 2012, Article 7: Criminal aid certificates


(1) A criminal aid certificate granted as mentioned in the first column of the following Table shall be in the form indicated in the second column, being a form set out in the Schedule.
Table
Certificate
Form
Granted under Article 28 of the Order – full certificate
Form A
Granted under Article 28 of the Order – limited certificate
Form B
Granted under Article 28A of the Order
Form C
Granted under Article 29(2) of the Order by a magistrates' court where the charge is one of murder
Form D
Granted under Article 29(2) of the Order by a magistrates' court where the charge is other than murder
Form E
Granted under Article 29(2) of the Order by a Crown Court judge where the charge is one of murder
Form F
Granted under Article 29(2) of the Order by a Crown Court judge where the charge is other than murder
Form G
Granted under Article 30(3) of the Order by a magistrates' court
Form H
Granted under Article 30(4) of the Order by a county court
Form I
Granted under section 184 of the 2003 Act
Form J
(2) Where a criminal aid certificate is granted—
(a) the clerk of petty sessions or (as the case may be) the chief clerk shall send a copy of it to—
(i) the Commission, and
(ii) the solicitor assigned under rule 3, 4, 5 or 6, as applicable; and
(b) in the case of a certificate granted by a magistrates' court under Article 29(2) or 30(3) of the Order, the clerk of petty sessions shall send a copy of it to the chief clerk.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/135/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-aid-certificates-rules-northern-ireland-2012/article-7
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

