Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

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85.—(1) In Article 28 (free legal aid)—

(a)in paragraph (4)(a) omit “for the relevant petty sessions district”;

(b)in paragraph (5) for “any court acting for the relevant petty sessions district” substitute “a court of summary jurisdiction”.

(2) In Article 30 (free legal aid on appeal)—

(a)in paragraph (1) omit “acting for the same petty sessions district” and “acting for that district”;

(b)in paragraph (2)(b) omit “for the relevant petty sessions district”.

(3) In Article 39 (interpretation) omit the definition of “relevant petty sessions district”.