{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-in-criminal-proceedings-costs-amendment-rules-northern-ireland-2009/article-3",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2009/314",
  "legislation_title": "The Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings (Costs) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-in-criminal-proceedings-costs-amendment-rules-northern-ireland-2009",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendments to the principal rules",
  "text": "(1) For rule 4(1) of the principal rules, there shall be substituted the following new provision—\n“Subject to paragraphs (1A) to (1C), costs in respect of work done under a criminal aid certificate shall be determined by the appropriate authority in accordance with these Rules and having regard to such directions as may be issued by the Lord Chancellor.”.\n(2) After rule 4(1B) of the principal rules, there shall be inserted—\n“(1C) These Rules shall not apply to costs in respect of work done under a criminal aid certificate granted under Article 28 or 30 of the Order on or after 30th September 2009.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2009/314/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:30:36.093646+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."
}