Legal Aid and Coroners’ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014

1. Introduction

2. Background and Policy Objectives

3. Consultation

4. Overview

5. Commentary on Sections

   1. Section 1: Dissolution of Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission

   2. Section 2: Designation of Director of Legal Aid Casework

   3. Section 3: Exercise of functions by Director

   4. Section 4: Delegation of functions of Director

   5. Section 5: Annual report of Director

   6. Section 6: Amendment of law relating to legal aid, civil legal services and criminal defence services

   7. Section 7: Lord Chief Justice to be president of coroners’ courts

   8. Section 8: Presiding coroner

   9. Section 9: Application to the Crown

   10. Section 10: Supplementary, incidental or consequential provision

   11. Section 11: Repeals

   12. Section 12: Commencement

   13. Section 13: Short title

6. Schedules

   1. Schedule 1: Transfer of Assets, Liabilities and Staff of Commission

   2. Schedule 2: Amendments

   3. Schedule 3: Repeals

7. Hansard Reports