Criminal aid certificatesN.I.
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7.—(1) A criminal aid certificate granted as mentioned in the first column of the following Table shall be in the form indicated in the second column, being a form set out in the Schedule.
Table
Certificate | Form |
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Granted under Article 28 of the Order – full certificate | Form A |
Granted under Article 28 of the Order – limited certificate | Form B |
Granted under Article 28A of the Order | Form C |
Granted under Article 29(2) of the Order by a magistrates' court where the charge is one of murder | Form D |
Granted under Article 29(2) of the Order by a magistrates' court where the charge is other than murder | Form E |
Granted under Article 29(2) of the Order by a Crown Court judge where the charge is one of murder | Form F |
Granted under Article 29(2) of the Order by a Crown Court judge where the charge is other than murder | Form G |
Granted under Article 30(3) of the Order by a magistrates' court | Form H |
Granted under Article 30(4) of the Order by a county court | Form I |
Granted under section 184 of the 2003 Act | Form J |
(2) Where a criminal aid certificate is granted—
(a)the clerk of petty sessions or (as the case may be) the chief clerk shall send a copy of it to—
(i)the Commission, and
(ii)the solicitor assigned under rule 3, 4, 5 or 6, as applicable; and
(b)in the case of a certificate granted by a magistrates' court under Article 29(2) or 30(3) of the Order, the clerk of petty sessions shall send a copy of it to the chief clerk.