The Legal Aid for Youth Conferences (Costs) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2003

Interpretation

2.  In these Rules –

“the Commission” means the Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission;

“costs” means the fees payable to a solicitor or counsel under Article 36(1) of the Order;

“counsel” means counsel assigned under a criminal aid certificate;

“court-ordered youth conference” has the meaning given by Article 33A(5) of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998(1);

“diversionary youth conference” has the meaning given by Article 10A(2) of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998;

“fee-earner” means a solicitor or any clerk who regularly does work for which it is appropriate to make a direct charge to the client;

“meeting” has the meaning given by Article 3A(1) and (2) of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998;

“the Order” means the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981;

“solicitor” means a solicitor assigned under a criminal aid certificate;

“youth conference” has the meaning given by Article 3A(1) of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998;

“youth conference co-ordinator” has the meaning given by Article 3A(3) of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998.

(1)

S.I. 1998/1504 (N.I. 9); Article 33A was inserted by section 59 of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (c. 26), Article 10A was inserted by section 58 of that Act and Article 3A was inserted by section 57 of that Act