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Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003
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- Sch. 2 para. 6 words inserted by 2022 c. 18 (N.I.) Sch. 3 para. 67
- Sch. 3 power to amend conferred by 2011 c. 24 (N.I.) Sch. 5 para. 5(b)
- Sch. 4 para. 10(a) coming into force by S.R. 2003/344 art. 4 Sch. 2 (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 17 coming into force by S.R. 2003/344 art. 4 Sch. 2 (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 6(1)(2) coming into force by S.R. 2003/440 art. 3 Sch. (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 6(3) coming into force by S.R. 2005/111 art. 3 (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 15 coming into force by S.R. 2006/27 art. 2 (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 1 coming into force by S.R. 2015/194 art. 2 Sch. (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 2 coming into force by S.R. 2015/194 art. 2 Sch. (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 3 coming into force by S.R. 2015/194 art. 2 Sch. (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 4 coming into force by S.R. 2015/194 art. 2 Sch. (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 5 coming into force by S.R. 2015/194 art. 2 Sch. (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 6(4) coming into force by S.R. 2015/194 art. 2 Sch. (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 7 coming into force by S.R. 2015/194 art. 2 Sch. (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 8 coming into force by S.R. 2015/194 art. 2 Sch. (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 9 coming into force by S.R. 2015/194 art. 2 Sch. (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 11 coming into force by S.R. 2015/194 art. 2 Sch. (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 12 coming into force by S.R. 2015/194 art. 2 Sch. (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 13 coming into force by S.R. 2015/194 art. 2 Sch. (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 14 coming into force by S.R. 2015/194 art. 2 Sch. (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 16 coming into force by S.R. 2015/194 art. 2 Sch. (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 18 coming into force by S.R. 2015/194 art. 2 Sch. (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 10(a) repealed by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(44)(d) Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 15 repealed by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(44)(d) Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 6(2)(4) repealed by S.I. 2003/435 (N.I.) art. 49(2) Sch. 5 (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 2(2) substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(44)(a) (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 2(5) words inserted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(44)(b) (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 1(2) words substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(43)(a)para. 6(43)(b)(i) (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 1(3)(b) words substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(43)(a)para. 6(43)(b)(i) (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 2(3)-(8) words substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(43)(a)para. 6(43)(b)(ii) (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 2(5) words substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(44)(b) (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 2(10) words substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(43)(a)para. 6(43)(b)(ii) (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 3(c) words substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(43)(a)para. 6(43)(b)(iii) (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 4 words substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(44)(c) (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 7 words substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(43)(a)para. 6(43)(b)(iv) (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 8 words substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(43)(a)para. 6(43)(b)(v) (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 9(3) words substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(43)(a)para. 6(43)(b)(vi) (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 10(b) words substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(43)(a)para. 6(43)(b)(vii) (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 11 words substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(43)(a)para. 6(43)(b)(viii) (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 12(3) words substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(43)(a)para. 6(43)(b)(ix) (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 13(c) words substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(43)(a)para. 6(43)(b)(x) (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 16(b) words substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(43)(a)para. 6(43)(b)(xi) (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 4 para. 18 words substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(44)(e) (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 5 coming into force by S.R. 2003/344 art. 4 Sch. 2 (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 5 coming into force by S.R. 2003/440 art. 3 Sch. (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 5 coming into force by S.R. 2006/27 art. 3 (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 5 coming into force by S.R. 2015/194 art. 2 Sch. (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 5 coming into force by S.R. 2015/237 art. 2 (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 5 coming into force by S.R. 2016/199 art. 2(1) Sch. (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- Sch. 5 words inserted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(45) (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- art. 2(3) substituted by S.I. 2019/375 Sch. para. 12 (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.I. 2019/375 revoked (24.11.2020) before it comes into force by S.I. 2020/1342, regs. 1(2), 3(c))
- art. 2(3) words inserted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/375, Sch. para. 12 by S.I. 2019/695 reg. 3(12)(l) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.I. 2019/695 revoked (24.11.2020) before it comes into force by S.I. 2020/1342, regs. 1(2), 3(d))
- art. 7(1) words repealed by 2011 c. 24 (N.I.) Sch. 8 Pt. 3
- art. 12(2) words repealed by 2011 c. 24 (N.I.) Sch. 8 Pt. 3
- art. 21 substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(23)
- art. 22(1) substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(24)(a)
- art. 22(2) word substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(24)(b)
- art. 22(2) words inserted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(24)(b)
- art. 22(3)(4) word substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(24)(c)
- art. 22(5)(6) substituted for art. 22(5)-(8) by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(24)(d)
- art. 23(1)(2) word substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(25)(a)
- art. 23(3) substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(25)(b)
- art. 23(4) word substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(25)(c)
- art. 24(1)(2) word substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(26)(a)
- art. 24(3)(a) word substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(26)(a)
- art. 24(4) word substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(26)(c)
- art. 24(6) word substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(26)(c)
- art. 27 word substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(27)(a)
- art. 27(1) words substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(27)(b)
- art. 29(1) words substituted by 2011 c. 24 (N.I.) s. 84(3)(a)
- art. 29(4) substituted by 2011 c. 24 (N.I.) s. 84(3)(b)
- art. 30 word substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(29)(a)
- art. 30(4) words substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(29)(b)
- art. 31 word substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(30)
- art. 39(2)(c) words substituted by 2022 c. 18 (N.I.) Sch. 3 para. 66
- art. 41 repealed by 2011 c. 24 (N.I.) s. 85 Sch. 8 Pt. 3
- art. 41 word substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(36)
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Order associated Parts and Chapters:
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Order (including any effects on those provisions):
- Sch. 2 para. 2(ic)(id) inserted by 2023 c. 37 s. 56(8)
- Sch. 4 para. 10(b)(c) coming into force by S.R. 2015/194 art. 2 Sch. (This amendment is not be applied - relevant text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- art. 14(2AA) inserted by 2023 c. 37 s. 56(7)
- art. 27A inserted by 2011 c. 24 (N.I.) s. 84(2)
- art. 27A(1)(2) word substituted by 2014 c. 11 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(28)
- art. 46(5A) inserted by 2011 c. 24 (N.I.) s. 84(4)
PART III OTHER FUNDING OF LEGAL SERVICES
SCHEDULES
NORTHERN IRELAND LEGAL SERVICES COMMISSION
CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES: EXCLUDED SERVICES
1.The Department may not fund services consisting of the provision ...
2.The Department may not fund services consisting of representation in ...
3.These are the proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act ...
4.Subject to paragraph 5, the following services may not be ...
5.Notwithstanding paragraph 4, the making of a counterclaim for defamation ...
6.The Department may not fund services consisting of the provision...
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