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

  1. Introduction

  2. Background and Policy Objectives

  3. Consultation

  4. Overview

  5. Commentary on Sections

    1. Section 1: Dissolution of Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission

    2. Section 2: Designation of Director of Legal Aid Casework

    3. Section 3: Exercise of functions by Director

    4. Section 4: Delegation of functions of Director

    5. Section 5: Annual report of Director

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

    7. Section 7: Lord Chief Justice to be president of coroners’ courts

    8. Section 8: Presiding coroner

    9. Section 9: Application to the Crown

    10. Section 10: Supplementary, incidental or consequential provision

    11. Section 11: Repeals

    12. Section 12: Commencement

    13. Section 13: Short title

  6. Schedules

    1. Schedule 1: Transfer of Assets, Liabilities and Staff of Commission

    2. Schedule 2: Amendments

    3. Schedule 3: Repeals

  7. Hansard Reports