{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justice-northern-ireland-act-2002/schedule-3A/paragraph-10",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justice-northern-ireland-act-2002/schedule-3A/paragraph-10.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2002/26",
  "legislation_title": "Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justice-northern-ireland-act-2002",
  "path": "schedule/3A/paragraph/10",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The Ombudsman may make arrangements with such persons as he considers appropriate for assistance to be provided to him.\n(2) Arrangements may include the paying of fees to such persons.\n(3) In making arrangements, the Ombudsman must have regard to thedesirability of keeping fees broadly in line with those paid by the civil service of Northern Ireland.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 3A inserted (25.9.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 124, 148, Sch. 15; S.I. 2006/1537, art. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 3A para. 10(3) substituted (1.4.2016) by Public Services Ombudsman Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 4), s. 64, Sch. 6 para. 6"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/26/schedule/3A/paragraph/10",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:19:23.998184+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}