Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010
S.R. 2010/10 · Made 21 January 2010
Legal Aid And Advice
Made 21st January 2010
Coming into operation 15th February 2010
To be laid before Parliament
The Lord Chancellor makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 5(3), 22 and 27 of the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981f1 and now vested in himf2.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
- f1
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S.I. 1981/228 (N.I. 8); Article 27 is an interpretation provision and is recited because of the meaning assigned to the word “regulations”.
- f2
Contents
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Amendments to the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981
- 3Amendments to the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981
- 4Amendments to the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981
- 5Amendments to the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 and shall come into operation on 15th February 2010.
2Amendments to the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981
The Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981f1 are amended as follows.
3Amendments to the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981
In regulation 3, for the definition of “Life Sentence Review Commissioners” substitute—
““Parole Commissioners for Northern Ireland” means the Parole Commissioners appointed by the Secretary of State under Schedule 4 to the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008f1;”.
4Amendments to the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981
In regulation 17(3)(b)(iv), for “Life Sentence Review Commissioners” substitute “Parole Commissioners for Northern Ireland”.
5Amendments to the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981
In Schedule 3, after paragraph 2(k) insert—
“(1)For the variation or discharge of an order under Article 7 or 7A of the Protection from Harassment (Northern Ireland) Order 1997f1.”.
Signature
Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
Bridget Prentice
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
Dated 21st January 2010
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981.
The effect of the amendments are to reflect the change in title of the Life Sentence Review Commissioners to the Parole Commissioners for Northern Ireland (regulations 3 and 4).
The Regulations also bring within the scope of legal aid applications to vary or discharge restraining orders made under Article 7 or 7A of the Protection from Harassment (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (regulation 5).