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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justice-act-northern-ireland-2011/schedule-5/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "nia/2011/24",
  "legislation_title": "Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011",
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  "path": "schedule/5/paragraph/1",
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  "number": "1",
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  "text": "(1) Regulations under Article 22 or 36 of the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (NI 8) or an order under Schedule 2 to that Order may provide for the payment of an enhanced fee to a solicitor who—\n(a) exercises a right of audience in a court or tribunal to which this Schedule applies;\n(b) has been accredited by the Law Society under paragraph 2 in relation to that court or tribunal; and\n(c) complied with the duties in paragraph 3.\n(2) This Schedule applies to—\n(a) the Crown Court;\n(b) a county court;\n(c) a magistrates' court; and\n(d) a tribunal to which sub-paragraph (3) applies.\n(3) This sub-paragraph applies to a tribunal if—\n(a) it is a tribunal mentioned in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (NI 8); or\n(b) assistance by way of representation may be approved under Article 5 of that Order in respect of proceedings before the tribunal.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/schedule/5/paragraph/1",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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