11th April 2016
14.The following table sets out the dates of the Hansard reports for each stage of the Act’s passage through the Assembly and the date Royal Assent was received.
| STAGE | DATE |
|---|---|
| Introduction | 8 June 2015 |
| Oral briefing from Departmental officials to Committee | 10 June 2015 |
| Second Stage | 16 June 2015 |
| Committee Stage – Extension to Committee Stage | 7 September 2015 |
| Committee Stage – oral briefing from Departmental officials | 16 September 2015 |
| Committee Stage – oral briefing from Law Society | 30 September 2015 |
| Committee Stage – oral briefing from Bar Council and SLCC | 21 October 2015 |
| Committee Stage – oral briefing from Departmental officials | 11 November 2015 |
| Committee Stage – clause by clause consideration | 25 November 2015 |
| Committee’s report on the Act – Report Number NIA 287/11-16 | 9 December 2015 |
| Consideration Stage | 18 January 2016 |
| Further Consideration Stage | 26 January 2016 |
| Final Stage | 15 February 2016 |
| Royal Assent | 11 April 2016 |