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

S.R. 2014/64 · made 3 March 2014

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.

Made under: Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (Article 22, Article 27)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-general-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2014/pdf/nisr_20140064_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-general-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2014/pdf/nisrem_20140064_en.pdf

## Introductory text

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 1981, and now vested in it.

## 1 Citation 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.

## 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—
“the Commission” means the Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission established under Article 3 of the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003;
“the principal regulations” means the Legal Aid (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1965.

## 3 Application

(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.

## 4 Amendments to the principal regulations

The principal regulations are amended as follows.

## 5 Amendments to the principal regulations

Omit regulation 15(1).

## 6 Amendments to the principal regulations

For regulation 15(3)(c), substitute—
“(c) to instruct counsel;”.

## 7 Amendments 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.

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