Legal Aid (Scope) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010

Amendments to the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981

3.  In Part 1 of Schedule 1—

(a) after paragraph 2A insert—

“2B.   Proceedings in the Crown Court for the variation or discharge of an order under Article 7 or 7A of the Protection from Harassment (Northern Ireland) Order 1997.”;

(b) in paragraph 3, after sub-paragraph (k) insert—

“(1) proceedings for the variation or discharge of an order under Article 7 or 7A of the Protection from Harassment (Northern Ireland) Order 1997.”;

(c) for paragraph 6A substitute—

“6A.   Proceedings before the First-tier Tribunal under—

(i) Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971;

(ii) section 40A of the British Nationality Act 1971;

(iii) Part 5 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002;

(iv) regulation 26 of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006.”;

(d) after paragraph 6A insert—

“6B.   Proceedings before the Upper Tribunal arising out of proceedings within paragraph 6A.

6C.   Proceedings before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission.”.