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Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003

2003/435 · Made 27 February 2003 · Extends to Northern Ireland

Not fully up to date. 32 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 13 February 2023.

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ProvisionChangeMade by
art. 7(1)words repealedJustice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 Sch. 8 Pt. 3
art. 12(2)words repealedJustice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 Sch. 8 Pt. 3
art. 27AinsertedJustice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 s. 84(2)
art. 29(1)words substitutedJustice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 s. 84(3)(a)
art. 29(4)substitutedJustice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 s. 84(3)(b)
art. 41repealedJustice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 s. 85 Sch. 8 Pt. 3
art. 46(5A)insertedJustice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 s. 84(4)
Sch. 3power to amend conferredJustice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 Sch. 5 para. 5(b)
art. 23(4)word substitutedLegal Aid and Coroners‘ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 Sch. 2 para. 6(25)(c)
art. 24(1)(2)word substitutedLegal Aid and Coroners‘ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 Sch. 2 para. 6(26)(a)
art. 24(3)(a)word substitutedLegal Aid and Coroners‘ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 Sch. 2 para. 6(26)(a)
art. 24(4)word substitutedLegal Aid and Coroners‘ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 Sch. 2 para. 6(26)(c)
art. 24(6)word substitutedLegal Aid and Coroners‘ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 Sch. 2 para. 6(26)(c)
art. 27word substitutedLegal Aid and Coroners‘ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 Sch. 2 para. 6(27)(a)
art. 27(1)words substitutedLegal Aid and Coroners‘ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 Sch. 2 para. 6(27)(b)
art. 27A(1)(2)word substitutedLegal Aid and Coroners‘ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 Sch. 2 para. 6(28)
art. 30word substitutedLegal Aid and Coroners‘ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 Sch. 2 para. 6(29)(a)
art. 30(4)words substitutedLegal Aid and Coroners‘ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 Sch. 2 para. 6(29)(b)
art. 31word substitutedLegal Aid and Coroners‘ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 Sch. 2 para. 6(30)
art. 41word substitutedLegal Aid and Coroners‘ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 Sch. 2 para. 6(36)
art. 21substitutedLegal Aid and Coroners‘ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 Sch. 2 para. 6(23)
art. 22(1)substitutedLegal Aid and Coroners‘ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 Sch. 2 para. 6(24)(a)
art. 22(2)word substitutedLegal Aid and Coroners‘ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 Sch. 2 para. 6(24)(b)
art. 22(2)words insertedLegal Aid and Coroners‘ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 Sch. 2 para. 6(24)(b)
art. 22(3)(4)word substitutedLegal Aid and Coroners‘ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 Sch. 2 para. 6(24)(c)
art. 22(5)(6)substituted for art. 22(5)-(8)Legal Aid and Coroners‘ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 Sch. 2 para. 6(24)(d)
art. 23(1)(2)word substitutedLegal Aid and Coroners‘ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 Sch. 2 para. 6(25)(a)
art. 23(3)substitutedLegal Aid and Coroners‘ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 Sch. 2 para. 6(25)(b)
art. 39(2)(c)words substitutedAdoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 Sch. 3 para. 66
Sch. 2 para. 6words insertedAdoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 Sch. 3 para. 67
art. 14(2AA)insertedIllegal Migration Act 2023 s. 56(7)
Sch. 2 para. 2(ic)(id)insertedIllegal Migration Act 2023 s. 56(8)

27th February 2003 C3

Annotations to the whole text

Modifications

C1

Order power to amend conferred (1.9.2012) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 24), ss. 90(2)(c), 111(3); S.R. 2012/214, art. 4

C2

Order: transfer of functions (1.4.2015) by Legal Aid and Coroners‘ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 11), s. 1(2)(b)(3)(4), 12(1) (with ss. 2(3), 9, Sch. 1 para. 3(3)); S.R. 2015/193, art. 2(a)

C3

Order: functions transferred from Lord Chancellor to the Department of Justice (except for para. 17 of Sch. 1) (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), arts. 1(2), 15(1), Sch. 17 para. 53 (with arts. 15(6), 28-31); S.I. 2010/977, art. 1(2)

Contents

  1. Part I: CITATION, COMMENCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part 2: CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES AND CRIMINAL DEFENCE SERVICES
  5. Functions of the Department: general
  6. 3Exercise of functions of the Department under this Part
  7. 4Membership of the Commission Repealed
  8. 5Power to replace Commission with two bodies Repealed
  9. 6Planning
  10. 7Powers of Commission
  11. 8Guidance Repealed
  12. 9Northern Ireland law and foreign law
  13. Civil legal services
  14. 10Civil legal services
  15. 11Funding of civil legal services by Department
  16. 12Services which may be funded
  17. 12AExceptional funding
  18. 13Individuals for whom services may be funded
  19. 14Decisions about provision of funded services
  20. 15Regulations as to procedures for funding decisions
  21. 16Procedure relating to funding code Repealed
  22. 17Terms of provision of funded services
  23. 18Costs orders against assisted parties
  24. 19Costs of successful unassisted parties
  25. 20Regulations about costs in funded cases
  26. 20AAppeal panels
  27. Criminal defence services
  28. 21Criminal defence services
  29. 22Criminal defence services: code of conduct
  30. 23Advice and assistance
  31. 24Representation
  32. 25Individuals to whom right to representation may be granted
  33. 26Grant of right to representation by court
  34. 27Grant of right to representation by Commission
  35. 28Appeals
  36. 29Criteria for grant of right to representation
  37. 30Selection of representative
  38. 31Terms of provision of funded services
  39. Supplementary
  40. 32Restriction of disclosure of information
  41. 33Misrepresentation etc.
  42. 34Position of service providers and other parties etc.
  43. 35Solicitors and barristers
  44. 36Register of persons providing services
  45. Part III: OTHER FUNDING OF LEGAL SERVICES
  46. Conditional fee and litigation funding agreements
  47. 37Interpretation of Part III
  48. 38Conditional fee agreements
  49. 39Conditional fee agreements: supplementary
  50. 40Litigation funding agreements
  51. 41Litigation funding agreements: the Commission
  52. 42Litigation funding agreements: costs
  53. Costs
  54. 43Recovery of insurance premiums by way of costs
  55. 44Recovery where body undertakes to meet cost liabilities
  56. IVSUPPLEMENTARY
  57. 45Application to Crown
  58. 46Orders, regulations and directions
  59. 47Remuneration orders
  60. 48Transitional provisions and savings
  61. Schedule 1: NORTHERN IRELAND LEGAL SERVICES COMMISSION Repealed
  62. Part: Incorporation and status Repealed
  63. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  64. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  65. Part: Tenure of members Repealed
  66. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  67. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  68. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  69. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  70. Part: Members' interests Repealed
  71. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  72. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  73. 9Remuneration Repealed
  74. 10Staff Repealed
  75. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  76. 12Funding of costs relating to administration etc. Repealed
  77. 13Proceedings Repealed
  78. Part: Provision of information Repealed
  79. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  80. Part: Annual report Repealed
  81. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  82. Part: Annual plan Repealed
  83. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  84. Part: Accounts and audit Repealed
  85. 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
  86. Part: Instruments Repealed
  87. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  88. Schedule 2: CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES: EXCLUDED SERVICES
  89. 1Paragraph 1
  90. 2Paragraph 2
  91. 3Paragraph 3
  92. 4Paragraph 4
  93. 5Paragraph 5
  94. 6Paragraph 6
  95. Schedule 3: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND SAVINGS
  96. Part: Interpretation
  97. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  98. Part: Rights, obligations and property
  99. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  100. Part: The Legal Aid Fund
  101. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  102. Part: Part II of the 1981 Order
  103. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  104. Part: Part III of the 1981 Order
  105. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  106. Part: Commission's annual plan and annual report
  107. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  108. Part: Grants and approvals under the 1981 Order
  109. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  110. Part: Chief Executive of the Commission
  111. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  112. Part: The Commission: transfers of employment
  113. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  114. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  115. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  116. Part: Pensions
  117. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  118. Part: Assistance with functions
  119. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  120. Schedule Schedule
  121. Schedule Schedule