EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend Schedule 2 to the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 regarding the proceedings which may be funded as civil legal services.

The effect of these amendments is to provide that representation in a court of summary jurisdiction relating to applications for Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Orders and applications for Violent Offences Prevention Orders may be funded as civil legal services.

The Regulations come into operation on 1st December 2016.