The Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings (Costs) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2003

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" "court-ordered youth conference" has the meaning given by Article 33A(5) of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998[4];"; and

    (2) After the definition of "disbursements" there shall be inserted the following definition -

" "diversionary youth conferences" has the meaning given by Article 10A(2) of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998;".

     4.  - (1) For rule 4(1) of the principal rules there shall be substituted the following new provision -

" Subject to paragraph (1A), costs in respect of work done under a criminal aid certificate shall be determined by the appropriate authority in accordance with these Rules and having regard to such directions as may be issued by the Lord Chancellor."

    (2) After rule 4(1) of the principal rules there shall be inserted -

    " (1A) These Rules shall not apply to costs in respect of work done in relation to a diversionary youth conference under a criminal aid certificate granted under Article 28A of the Order, nor in relation to attendance at a court-ordered youth conference under a criminal aid certificate granted under Articles 28, 29 or 30 of the Order.".

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor


Lord Filkin
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department for Constitutional Affairs
Dated 1st December 2003



We approve


Nick Ainger

John Heppell
Two of the Lord's Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

Dated 4th December 2003

[2] S.I. 1982/159back

[3] S.R. 1992 No. 314, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Rulesback

[4] S.I. 1998/1504 (N.I. 9); Article 33A was inserted by section 59 of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (c. 26) and Article 10A was inserted by section 58 of that Actback