Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, Paragraph 3 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
3. The following proceedings in a court of summary jurisdiction, namely—N.I.
Sub.‐para.(a) rep. by 1995 NI 2
(b)proceedings for or relating to an order under the Summary Jurisdiction (Separation and Maintenance) Act (Northern Ireland) 1945 [1945 c.14] F1. . . the Domestic Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 [1980 NI 5] [F1or the Family Homes and Domestic Violence (Northern Ireland) Order 1998[F2 or Schedule 16 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004]];
(c)proceedings under section 22 of the Maintenance Orders Act 1950 [1950 c.37] and section 13 of the Maintenance and Affiliation Orders Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 [1966 c.35] ;
(d)proceedings under Part I of the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 [1972 c.18] relating to a maintenance order made by a court of a country outside the United Kingdom, and any such proceedings as are referred to in sub-paragraph F3. . . ( b) brought by virtue of Part II of the said Act of 1972;
(e)debt or ejectment proceedings within the meaning of [F4Part VI of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981], other than proceedings under[F4 Article 62(2) of that Order];
[F3(f)proceedings under F5. . . the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;]
(g)proceedings under Article 101 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 [1972 NI 14] and [F6section 101 of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992].
[F7(h)appeals under Article 22 of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991, so far as such appeals are to be made to a court of summary jurisdiction by virtue of Article 2 of the Child Support Appeals (Jurisdiction of Courts) Order (Northern Ireland) 1993, and proceedings under Article 28 of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991]
[F8(i)proceedings under paragraphs 3, 5, 6, 9 and 10 of Schedule 1 to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001.]
[F9(j)proceedings under sections [F10195M,] 295, 297, [F11297E, 297F,] 298, 301 and 302 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002]
[F12(ja)proceedings for the discharge or variation of an order under section 195M of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002;
(jb)proceedings which relate to a direction under section 215D of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002;]
[F13(k)proceedings for, or relating to, an anti-social behaviour order under Article 3 or 4 of the Anti-social Behaviour (Northern Ireland) Order 2004;]
[F14(l)proceedings for the variation or discharge of an order under Article 7 or 7A of the Protection from Harassment (Northern Ireland) Order 1997.]
F7SR 1993/137
F10Word in Sch. 1 para. 3(j) inserted (1.3.2016) by Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26), s. 116(1), Sch. 7 para. 45(3)(a); S.I. 2016/147, art. 3(i)
F11Words in Sch. 1 para. 3(j) inserted (1.3.2016) by Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26), s. 116(1), Sch. 7 para. 97; S.I. 2016/147, art. 3(j)
F12Sch. 1 para. 3(ja)(jb) inserted (1.3.2016) by Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26), s. 116(1), Sch. 7 para. 45(3)(b); S.I. 2016/147, art. 3(i)
F14Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 3(l) inserted (15.2.2010) by Legal Aid (Scope) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/9), reg. 3(b)
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