2003 No. 43
Legal Aid (Remuneration of Solicitors and Counsel in County Court Proceedings) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003
Made
To be laid before Parliament
Coming into operation
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Article 13(2) of and paragraphs 1(2)(b), 2(2)(b) and 6 of Schedule 2 to the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 19811, hereby, after consultation with the County Court Rules Committee, makes the following Order:
Citation, operation, application and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Legal Aid (Remuneration of Solicitors and Counsel in County Court Proceedings) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003.
2
This Order shall come into operation on 3rd March 2003.
3
In this Order “the principal Order” means the Legal Aid (Remuneration of Solicitors and Counsel in County Court Proceedings) Order (Northern Ireland) 19812.
Saving and revocation2
1
This Order shall apply to any assessment of sums allowed to solicitors and counsel in respect of proceedings commenced after 3rd March 2003.
2
The Legal Aid (Remuneration of Solicitors and Counsel in County Court Proceedings) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 19823 is hereby revoked save in its application to any case to which paragraph (1) does not apply.
Amendments as to maximum amounts allowable
3
In Article 2(2) of the principal Order for the figure “£700” there shall be substituted the figure “£2400”.
4
In Article 2(3) of the principal Order for the figure “£150” there shall be substituted the figure “£600”.
(This note is not part of the Order.)