Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 No. 9

SCHEDULES

Prospective

SCHEDULE 2 N.I. AMENDMENTS: DIRECT COMMITTAL FOR TRIAL

The Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (NI 8) N.I.

3  In Article 29 (free legal aid in the Crown Court) after paragraph (2) insert— N.I.

“(2A) In a case where a person has been committed for trial under Chapter2 of Part 2 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015, paragraph (2)(b) applies with the substitution for the words from “reading” to the end of the words “reading the documents given to the Crown Court in accordance with provision made under section 13(2)(a) of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015.”.