The Criminal Aid Certificates Rules (Northern Ireland) 2012

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1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as the Criminal Aid Certificates Rules (Northern Ireland) 2012 and shall come into operation on 16th April 2012.

(2) In these Rules—

“the 2003 Act” means the Extradition Act 2003 M1;

“the applicant” means the person applying for free legal aid under Part III of the Order, or section 184 of the 2003 Act, as applicable;

“the appropriate judge” has the meaning given by section 185(6) of the 2003 Act;

“the assisted person” means the person granted free legal aid under Part III of the Order, or section 184 of the 2003 Act, as applicable;

“the certifying authority” has the meaning given by Article 29(2) of the Order;

“the Commission” means the Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission established under Article 3 of the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 M2;

“criminal aid certificate” means a certificate granted under Part III of the Order, or section 184 of the 2003 Act, as applicable;

“the Department” means the Department of Justice established by the Department of Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 M3;

“diversionary youth conference” has the meaning given by Article 10A(2) of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 M4;

“the Order” means the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.

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