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36.—(1) Regulations may—
(a)make provision for the registration by the [F1Department] of persons who are eligible to provide civil legal services or criminal defence services funded by the [F1Department] ;
(b)provide that only those persons who are registered ( “registered persons”) may provide such services; and
(c)require registration of firms or organisations with which registered persons are connected.
(2) Regulations may require the [F1Department] to prepare a code of practice in relation to—
(a)the conditions to be complied with in order to qualify for registration, and
(b)the carrying out by registered persons, and any firm or organisation which is registered in connection with a registered person, of their functions with regard to civil legal services or criminal defence services funded by the [F1Department] .
(3) Regulations—
(a)may require registered persons, and any firm or organisation which is registered in connection with a registered person, to comply with any such code of practice;
(b)[F2may] require the [F1Department] or persons authorised by the [F1Department] to monitor compliance with any such code of practice; and
(c)may make provision about procedures for cases in which—
(i)it appears to the [F1Department] or a person authorised by the [F1Department] that a registered person, or any firm or organisation which is registered in connection with a registered person, may not be complying with any such code of practice, or
(ii)a person who holds any judicial office asks the [F1Department] to investigate whether a registered person, or any firm or organisation which is registered in connection with a registered person, is complying with any such code of practice,
and the sanctions which may be imposed under this sub-paragraph may include provision for a person, firm or organisation to cease to be registered.
(4) Regulations under this Article—
(a)may make provision imposing charges;
(b)may make provision with respect to the powers of investigation which may be exercised by the [F1Department] , or by persons authorised by the [F1Department] , for the purpose of monitoring compliance with any code of practice prepared under the regulations;
(c)may make provision for obstruction of the exercise of powers conferred by virtue of sub-paragraph (b) to be certified to the High Court in prescribed circumstances, and for any power of the court in relation to contempt of court to be exercisable in relation to such obstruction.
(5) Before making any regulations under this Article the Lord Chancellor—
(a)shall consult the Lord Chief Justice, the Law Society and the General Council of the Bar of Northern Ireland, and
(b)may undertake such other consultation as appears to him to be appropriate.
F1Word in art. 36 substituted (18.11.2014) by Legal Aid and Coroners‘ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 11), s. 12(2)(d)(iii), Sch. 2 para. 6(35)(a) (with ss. 2(3), 9, Sch. 1 para. 3(3)) (but this amendment cannot take effect until the commencement of S.I. 2003/435, art. 36)
F2Word in art. 36(3)(b) inserted (18.11.2014) by Legal Aid and Coroners‘ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 11), s. 12(2)(d)(iii), Sch. 2 para. 6(35)(b) (with ss. 2(3), 9, Sch. 1 para. 3(3)) (but this amendment cannot take effect until the commencement of S.I. 2003/435, art. 36)
Commencement Information
I1Art. 36 in operation at 1.4.2015 by S.R. 2015/194, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 3)
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