http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/430/rule/1/madeThe Magistrates’ Courts (Costs in Criminal Cases) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2012Transport for disabled peopleCourts of lawCarsenGovernment Printer for Northern Ireland2024-08-14MAGISTRATES’ COURTS These Rules amend the Magistrates’ Courts (Costs in Criminal Cases) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1988 (S.R. 1988 No. 136) so as to remove the maximum amount payable for fees of solicitors or counsel; update the amounts payable in connection with the attendance of witnesses, etc.; and substitute reference to the Secretary of State with reference to the Director of Public Prosecutions in consequence of paragraph 3 of Schedule 14 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I.2010/976). 1 These Rules may be cited as the Magistrates’ Courts (Costs in Criminal Cases) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2012 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2013.