Introductory text

Northern Ireland

Access To Justice

Made 24th March 2016

Coming into operation 15th April 2016

The Department of Justice makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 23(3), 24(3) and (5) and 47 of the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003^f1, and now vested in it^f2.

In accordance with Article 47(2)(a) of the 2003 Order, the Department has consulted with the Lord Chief Justice, the Law Society, the General Council of the Bar of Northern Ireland and the Director of Public Prosecutions.

In accordance with Article 47(1) of the 2003 Order, the Department has had regard to the matters specified in that provision.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2003/435 (N.I. 10). Articles 23, 24 and 47 of the 2003 Order were amended by section 6 of, and paragraph 6(25), (26) and (38) of Schedule 2 to, the Legal Aid and Coroners’ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 – 2014 c. 11 (N.I.)
f2: S.I. 2010/976