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Legal Aid and Coroners' Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 LEGAL AID

    1. Dissolution of Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission

      1. 1.Dissolution of Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission

    2. The Director of Legal Aid Casework

      1. 2.Designation of Director of Legal Aid Casework

      2. 3.Exercise of functions by Director

      3. 4.Delegation of functions of Director

      4. 5.Annual report of Director

    3. Amendment of law relating to legal aid, civil legal services and criminal defence services

      1. 6.Amendment of law relating to legal aid, civil legal services and criminal defence services

  3. PART 2 CORONERS’ COURTS

    1. 7.Lord Chief Justice to be president of the coroners’ courts

    2. 8.Presiding coroner

  4. PART 3 SUPPLEMENTARY

    1. 9.Application to the Crown

    2. 10.Supplementary, incidental or consequential provision

    3. 11.Repeals

    4. 12.Commencement

    5. 13.Short title

  5. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      TRANSFER OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND STAFF OF COMMISSION

      1. Transfer of assets and liabilities

        1. 1.(1) All assets and liabilities to which the Commission is...

      2. Transfer of employed staff

        1. 2.(1) Persons who immediately before the dissolution date are employed...

      3. References to, and acts, etc. done by, or in relation to, the Commission

        1. 3.(1) A reference to the Commission in any statutory provision...

        2. 4.(1) The Department must, as soon as practicable after the...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      AMENDMENTS

      1. The Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (NI 8)

        1. 1.(1) In Article 2 after paragraph (3) insert—

      2. The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)

        1. 2.In section 103(7) for “the Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission”...

      3. The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)

        1. 3.In Part 7 of Schedule 1 omit the entry relating...

      4. The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29)

        1. 4.In sections 245C(6)(b) and 252(4A)(b) for “the Northern Ireland Legal...

      5. The Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (c. 26)

        1. 5.In section 46(1) for paragraph (hb) substitute—

      6. The Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (NI 10)

        1. 6.(1) In Article 2(2) at the appropriate place in alphabetical...

      7. The Commissioner for Children and Young People (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (NI 11)

        1. 7.In Schedule 1 omit paragraph 16.

      8. The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (NI 9)

        1. 8.In Article 30(8)(g) for “the Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission”...

      9. The Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010 (c. 38)

        1. 9.In section 23(1)(d) omit “or the Northern Ireland Legal Services...

      10. The Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 24)

        1. 10.In section 84 for subsection (4) substitute—

      11. The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10)

        1. 11.In Schedule 6, in paragraph 1(8), in the definition of...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      REPEALS

      1. PART 1 LEGAL AID

      2. PART 2 CORONERS’ COURTS

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