156. Amend the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003(1) as follows.U.K.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 18 para. 156 in force at 12.4.2010, see art. 1(2)
157. In Articles 11(4) (funding of services), 16(2), (4), (5), (6) and (8)(a) (procedure relating to funding code), 22(6) and (8) (criminal defence services: code of conduct) and 46(5) (orders, regulations and directions) and in paragraphs 15(3) and 16(4) and (6) of Schedule 1 (Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission) for “each House of Parliament” substitute “the Assembly”.U.K.
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 18 para. 157 in force at 12.4.2010, see art. 1(2)
158. In Article 16 (procedure relating to funding code)—U.K.
(a)for paragraph (7) substitute—
“(7) Where the Department of Justice considers that it is desirable for a revised version of the code containing such changes to come into force without delay, it may (when laying the revised version before the Assembly) also lay before the Assembly a statement of its reasons for so considering.”;
(b)in paragraph (8)(b) for “each House” substitute “the Assembly”.
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 18 para. 158 in force at 12.4.2010, see art. 1(2)
159. In Article 46 (orders, regulations and directions) in paragraph (6) for the words from “annulment” to “accordingly” substitute “negative resolution”.U.K.
Commencement Information
I4Sch. 18 para. 159 in force at 12.4.2010, see art. 1(2)
160.—(1) In paragraph 17 of Schedule 1 (Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission: account and audit)—U.K.
(a)for “Lord Chancellor” (wherever occurring) substitute “Department of Justice”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (2) for “Treasury” substitute “Department of Finance and Personnel”;
(c)for “Comptroller and Auditor General” (wherever occurring) substitute “Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland”;
(d)in sub-paragraph (5) for “each House of Parliament” substitute “the Assembly”.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) above does not apply in relation to a financial year ending before the coming into force of this Order.
Commencement Information
I5Sch. 18 para. 160 in force at 12.4.2010, see art. 1(2)
161. In Schedule 3 (transitional provision and savings)—U.K.
(a)in paragraph 4(7) for “Parliament” substitute “the Assembly”;
(b)in paragraph 5(6) for “Parliament” substitute “the Assembly”.
Commencement Information
I6Sch. 18 para. 161 in force at 12.4.2010, see art. 1(2)