The Criminal Aid Certificates Rules (Northern Ireland) 2012

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

CertificateForm
Granted under Article 28 of the Order – full certificateForm A
Granted under Article 28 of the Order – limited certificateForm B
Granted under Article 28A of the OrderForm C
Granted under Article 29(2) of the Order by a magistrates' court where the charge is one of murderForm D
Granted under Article 29(2) of the Order by a magistrates' court where the charge is other than murderForm E
Granted under Article 29(2) of the Order by a Crown Court judge where the charge is one of murderForm F
Granted under Article 29(2) of the Order by a Crown Court judge where the charge is other than murderForm G
Granted under Article 30(3) of the Order by a magistrates' courtForm H
Granted under Article 30(4) of the Order by a county courtForm I
Granted under section 184 of the 2003 ActForm 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.