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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-advice-and-assistance-northern-ireland-order-1981/article-39",
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  "legislation": "nisi/1981/228",
  "legislation_title": "Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-advice-and-assistance-northern-ireland-order-1981",
  "path": "article/39",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "39",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Part III",
  "text": "In this Part—\n“the certifying authority” has the meaning assigned to that expression by Article 29(2);\n“child” has the meaning given in Article 2(2) of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (N.I. 9);\n“court-ordered youth conference” has the meaning assigned to that expression by Article 33A(5) of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998;\n“criminal aid certificate” means a certificate granted under Article 28(1), 28A(3), 29(2) or 30(3);\n“diversionary youth conference” has the meaning assigned to that expression by Article 10A(2) of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998;\n“magistrates' court” has the meaning assigned to that expression by Article 2(2)(b) of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981;\n...\n“statutory provision” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1( f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 1954 c.33.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "2002 c. 26"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "1981 NI 26"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in art. 39 repealed (31.10.2016) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 9), s. 106(2), Sch. 1 para. 85(3), Sch. 9 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 8 para. 1); S.R. 2016/387, art. 2(k)(m) (with art. 3)"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1981/228/article/39",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:52:18.959398+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."
}