Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Access To Justice
Made
23rd March 2016
Coming into operation
24th March 2016
1. This Order may be cited as the Access to Justice (2003 Order) (Commencement No. 9) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016.
2.-(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the provisions in the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 specified in the Schedule to this Order shall come into operation on 24th March 2016.
(2) The commencement of the provisions specified in the Schedule has effect only in respect of the grant by the Court of Appeal of a right to representation for the proceedings specified in Schedule 2 to the Access to Justice (2003 Order) (Commencement No. 8) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015(3).
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 23rd March 2016
David Ford
Minister of Justice
Article 2(1)
Provisions of the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 | Subject matter of provision |
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Article 23(1)(b)(ii) and (iii) and (3) | Advice and assistance |
Article 26(2), (3) and (5) | Grant of right to representation by court |
Schedule 5, the entries in respect of- | Repeals – Extent of repeal |
The Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980 | In section 7(4), the words "legal aid for". In section 28(2), paragraph (a) and the words "in the case of expenses within paragraph (a), by the Lord Chancellor and, in any other case". Section 28(2A) to (2G). Section 45(2)(e) and (3)(c). |
(This note is not part of the Order)
The Access to Justice (2003 Order) (Commencement No. 8) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 brought into operation certain provisions of the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 regarding criminal defence services. This Order brings into operation on 24th March 2016 certain further provisions regarding such services.
The provisions are commenced only in respect of appeals, including applications for leave to appeal, brought under Part 1 (appeal to the Court of Appeal from the Crown Court) and Part 2 (appeal to the Supreme Court from the Court of Appeal) of the Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980, and the other proceedings specified in Schedule 2 to the Commencement No. 8 Order. There are also consequential repeals of the remaining legal aid provisions in the 1980 Act.
(This note is not part of the Order)
Provision of the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order | Date of Commencement | Statutory Rule Number |
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Article 3(1) and (4) partially | 28th July 2003 | S.R. 2003 No. 344 |
Article 4 | 28th July 2003 | |
Article 48(2) and (3) partially | 28th July 2003 | |
Schedule 1, paragraphs 1 to 11, 13 and 14 | 28th July 2003 | |
Schedule 3, paragraphs 8 to 11 | 28th July 2003 | |
Article 3(1), (2), (3) and (4) | 1st November 2003 | |
Article 7(1) to (5) | 1st November 2003 | |
Article 8 | 1st November 2003 | |
Article 46(1) and (3) | 1st November 2003 | (As amended by S.R. 2003 No. 439) |
Article 48(2) and (3) | 1st November 2003 | |
Schedule 49(1) and (2) partially | 1st November 2003 | |
Schedule 1, paragraphs 12(1)(b) and (2) and paragraphs 15 to 18 | 1st November 2003 | |
Schedule 3, paragraphs 1 to 7, 12 and 13 | 1st November 2003 | |
Schedule 4, paragraphs 10(a) and 17 | 1st November 2003 | |
Schedule 5 partially | 1st November 2003 | |
Article 12(8) to (11) | 2nd November 2003 | S.R. 2003 No. 440 |
Article 49(1) and (2) partially | 2nd November 2003 | |
Schedule 4, paragraphs 6(1) and (2) | 2nd November 2003 | |
Schedule 5 partially | 2nd November 2003 | |
Schedule 4, paragraphs 6(3) | 9th March 2005 and 29th August 2009 | S.R. 2005 No. 111, as amended by S.R. 2009 No. 312 |
Article 46(2) | 9th November 2005 | S.R. 2005 No. 503 |
Schedule 4, paragraph 15 | 20th March 2006 | S.R. 2006 No. 27 |
Schedule 5 partially | 20th March 2006 | |
Article 6 | 1st April 2015 | S.R. 2015 No. 194 |
Article 7(6) and (7) | 1st April 2015 | |
Article 9 | 1st April 2015 | |
Articles 10 to 20A | 1st April 2015 | |
Articles 32 to 36 | 1st April 2015 | |
Article 47 | 1st April 2015 | |
Schedule 2 | 1st April 2015 | |
Schedule 4 partially | 1st April 2015 | |
Schedule 5 partially | 1st April 2015 | |
Article 21(1)(b) and (2) | 1st May 2015 | S.R. 2015 No. 237 |
Article 24(1) and (3) to (5) | 1st May 2015 | |
Article 25(1)(a) and (b), (2)(b)(i) and (e) and (f) | 1st May 2015 | |
Article 26(1) and (8) | 1st May 2015 | |
Article 29 | 1st May 2015 | |
Article 30(1) | 1st May 2015 | |
Schedule 5 partially | 1st May 2015 |