Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
2016 No. 416
Access To Justice
The Civil Legal Services (Scope) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
Laid before the Assembly in draft
Made
30th November 2016
Coming into operation
1st December 2016
The Department of Justice makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 12(6) of the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003(1) and now vested in it(2).
In accordance with Article 46(5) of that Order, a draft of this Rule has been laid before and approved by a resolution of the Assembly.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Legal Services (Scope) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 and shall come into operation on 1st December 2016.
Amendment to Schedule 2 to the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003
2. In paragraph 2(d) of Schedule 2 to the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, after paragraph (xxiv) insert—
“(xxv)under paragraph 2, 6 or 7 of Schedule 3 to the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015(3);
(xxvi)under section 57, 60 or 61 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015(4);”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 30th November 2016.
Claire Sugden
Minister of Justice
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend Schedule 2 to the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 regarding the proceedings which may be funded as civil legal services.
The effect of these amendments is to provide that representation in a court of summary jurisdiction relating to applications for Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Orders and applications for Violent Offences Prevention Orders may be funded as civil legal services.
The Regulations come into operation on 1st December 2016.
S.I. 2003/435 (N.I. 10). Schedule 2 to the 2003 Order has been amended by Articles 1(3)(b), 102(2) and Schedule 6 Part 2 of the Criminal Justice) Northern Ireland Order 2008 S.I. 2008/1216 (N.I. 1), regulation 5 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Protection Measures) Regulations 2014 S.I. 2014/3298, section 1(3) of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 c.6, and the Civil Legal Services (Scope) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 S.R. 2016 No. 202. There have also been other amendments made to Schedule 2, none of which are relevant for the purposes of these Regulations.