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

Designation of Director of Legal Aid CaseworkN.I.

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2—(1) The Department must designate a civil servant in the Department as the Director of Legal Aid Casework (“the Director”).

(2) The selection of the person to be so designated must be on the basis of merit through fair and open public competition.

(3) The Director is to carry out the functions of the office on behalf of the Crown.

(4) Service as the Director is service in the Northern Ireland civil service.

(5) The Department must make arrangements for the provision to the Director by civil servants or other persons (or both) of such assistance as the Department considers appropriate.

Commencement Information

I1S. 2(1) in operation at 1.4.2015 by S.R. 2015/193, art. 2(b)

I2S. 2(2) in operation at 2.4.2015 by S.R. 2015/193, art. 3

I3S. 2(3)-(5) in operation at 1.4.2015 by S.R. 2015/193, art. 2(b)