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

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Exercise of functions by DirectorN.I.

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3—(1) The Director must—

(a)comply with directions given by the Department about the carrying out of the Director's functions, and

(b)have regard to guidance given by the Department about the carrying out of those functions.

(2) But the Department—

(a)must not give a direction or guidance about the carrying out of those functions in relation to an individual case, and

(b)must ensure that the Director acts independently of the Department when applying a direction or guidance under this section in relation to an individual case.

(3) The Department must publish any directions and guidance given under this section.

(4) Directions and guidance under this section may be revised or withdrawn from time to time.

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I1S. 3 in operation at 1.4.2015 by S.R. 2015/193, art. 2(b)

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