The Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings (Costs) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as the Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings (Costs) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 29th June 1996.

(2) In these Rules, “the principal Rules” means the Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings (Costs) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1992(1).

Transitional provisions

2.  Rules 4 and 5 shall apply for the purposes of work done on or after 30th June 1996 to which the principal Rules apply.

Alteration of date

3.  In rules 6(3) and 9(5)(a) of the principal Rules for the date “30th June 1996” there shall be substituted “30th June 1997”.

Amendment to the principal Rules

4.  Schedule 1 to the principal Rules shall be amended as follows—

(a) for paragraph 1 of Part I, there shall be substituted the paragraph set out in Schedule 1;

(b) for the table set out in paragraph 4(3) of Part II, there shall be substituted the table set out in Schedule 2.

5.  Schedule 2 to the principal Rules shall be amended as follows—

(a) for the table set out in paragraph 8 of Part I of Schedule 2, there shall be substituted the table set out in Schedule 3;

(b) for Table 1 set out in Part II of Schedule 2, there shall be substituted the table set out in Schedule 4.

Mackay of Clashfern, C.

Dated 3rd June 1996

We approve

Bowen Wells

Derek Conway

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

Dated 4th June 1996