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The Legal Aid (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

S.R. 2014/64 · Made 3 March 2014

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Legal Aid And Advice

Made 3rd March 2014

Coming into operation 1st April 2014

The Department of Justice makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 22 and 27 of the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981f1, and now vested in itf2.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

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

S.I. 1982/159 and S.I. 2010/976

Contents

  1. 1Citation and Commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Application
  4. 4Amendments to the principal regulations
  5. 5Amendments to the principal regulations
  6. 6Amendments to the principal regulations
  7. 7Amendments to the principal regulations
  8. Signature
  9. Explanatory note

1Citation and Commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2014.

2Interpretation

In these Regulations—

  • “the Commission” means the Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission established under Article 3 of the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003f1;

  • “the principal regulations” means the Legal Aid (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1965f2.

3Application

(1)

These Regulations apply to cases in which the Commission grants a civil aid certificate on or after 1st April 2014.

(2)

Subject to paragraph (1), the principal regulations continue to apply as if these Regulations had not been made in respect of cases in which the Commission grants a civil aid certificate before 1st April 2014.

4Amendments to the principal regulations

The principal regulations are amended as follows.

5Amendments to the principal regulations

Omit regulation 15(1).

6Amendments to the principal regulations

For regulation 15(3)(c), substitute—

“(c)

to instruct counsel;”.

7Amendments to the principal regulations

Omit regulation 15(4).

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 3rd March 2014.

L.S.

David Ford

Minister of Justice

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Legal Aid (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1965 in respect of the requirement to apply to the Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission for authority to instruct counsel.