Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/228 (N.I. 8)) U.K.

10 (1) Part I of Schedule 1 to the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (proceedings for which legal aid may be given under Part II of the Order) is amended as follows.

(2) After paragraph 2 insert—

“2A(1) The following proceedings in the Crown Court under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002—

(a) proceedings which relate to a direction under section 202(3) or 204(3) as to the distribution of funds in the hands of a receiver;

(b) applications under section 210 relating to action taken or proposed to be taken by a receiver;

(c) applications under section 211 to vary or discharge an order under any of sections 196 to 201 for the appointment of or conferring powers on a receiver;

(d) applications under section 220 or 221 for the payment of compensation;

(e) applications under sections 351(3), 362(3), 369(3) or 375(2) to vary or discharge certain orders made under Part 8.

(2) But sub-paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to a defendant (within the meaning of Part 4 of that Act) in the following proceedings—

(a) proceedings mentioned in head (b) of that sub-paragraph;

(b) an application under section 221 for the payment of compensation if the confiscation order was varied under section 179.”

(3) In paragraph 3 (courts of summary jurisdiction), after sub-paragraph (i) insert—

“(j) proceedings under sections 295, 297, 298, 301 and 302 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002”.

(4) The amendments made by this paragraph are without prejudice to the power to make regulations under Article 10(2) of the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 amending or revoking the provisions inserted by this paragraph.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 11 para. 10(1)(3)(4) in force at 30.12.2002 by S.I. 2002/3145, art. 2(b)

I2 Sch. 11 para. 10(2) in force at 24.2.2003 by S.I. 2003/120, art. 2, Sch. (with arts. 3, 4) (as amended (20.2.2003) by S.I. 2003/333, art. 14)