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Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003

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Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, Section 6 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 04 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. Help about Changes to Legislation

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6.—(1) The [F1Department] shall inform itself about—

(a)the need for, and the provision of, civil legal services and criminal defence services, and

(b)the quality of the services provided.

(2) [F2The Department] shall plan what can be done towards meeting that need by the performance by [F2the Department and the Director of their relevant functions] .

(3) The [F3Department] may co-operate with such authorities and other bodies and persons as it considers appropriate in facilitating the planning of what can be done by them to meet that need by the use of any resources available to them.

[F4(3A) In this Article and Article 7 “relevant functions” means—

(a)in relation to any time after the coming into operation of Article 21, functions under this Order; and

(b)in relation to any time before the coming into operation of Article 21, functions under this Order and under Part 3 of the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.]

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