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Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003

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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. Help about Changes to Legislation

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).

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