SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1NORTHERN IRELAND LEGAL SERVICES COMMISSION
Annual report
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1
The Commission shall provide to the Lord Chancellor, as soon as possible after the end of each financial year, a report on how it has during that year—
a
funded civil legal services, and
b
funded criminal defence services, and
c
exercised its other functions.
2
The Lord Chancellor may by direction require the Commission to deal with the matters specified in the direction in reports, or a particular report, under this paragraph.
3
The Lord Chancellor shall lay before F1the Assembly a copy of each report provided to him under this paragraph and the Commission shall publish a report once it has been so laid.
4
In this paragraph and paragraphs 16 and 17 “financial year” means —
a
the period beginning with the day on which the Commission is established and ending with the next 31st March, and
b
each subsequent period of twelve months ending with 31st March.