Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, Paragraph 4 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.
4. Subject to paragraph 5, the following services may not be funded by the [F1Department] as civil legal services, even where they fall within the descriptions specified in paragraphs 2(a) to [F2(jc)] —N.I.
(a)representation in proceedings in respect of which representation may be granted as a criminal defence service;
(b)representation wholly or partly in respect of defamation;
(c)representation in relator actions;
(d)representation in relation to election petitions under the Representation of the People Act 1983F3 or the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962F4;
(e)representation in proceedings (other than proceedings referred to in paragraph 2(j)) for the recovery of a debt (including liquidated damages) which is admitted where the only question to be brought before the court is as to the time and mode of payment of that debt;
(f)representation in proceedings incidental to any proceedings mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (e).
F1Word in Sch. 2 para. 4 substituted (1.4.2015) by Legal Aid and Coroners‘ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 11), s. 12(1), Sch. 2 para. 6(41)(b) (with ss. 2(3), 9, Sch. 1 para. 3(3)); S.R. 2015/193, art. 2(e)
F2Word in Sch. 2 para. 4 substituted (1.10.2016) by The Civil Legal Services (Scope) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/202), regs. 1, 5
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 2 para. 4 in operation at 1.4.2015 by S.R. 2015/194, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 3)
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