
1 
These regulations may be cited as the Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 4th November 1996.
2 
The Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations (Northern Irekland) 1981 shall be amended as follows—
(2) After Regulation 8 there shall be inserted the following new regulation—“
8A 

(1) Assistance by way of representation shall not be available—
(a) to any Health and Social Services Board; or
(b) to any Health and Social Services Trust; or
(c) to a guardian ad litem
for the purpose of any proceedings under the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995.
(2) Regardless of Articles 3 and 7(2) of the Order and Regulation 17(3) assistance by way of representation must be granted where a child who is brought before a court of summary jurisdiction under Article 44 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (secure accommodation) is not, but wishes to be legally represented before the court.
(3) Subject to paragraph (1) but regardless of Articles 3 and 7(2) of the Order and Regulation 17(3) assistance by way of representation must be granted to the child in respect of whom the application is made, to any parent of such child and to any person with parental responsibility for him within the meaning of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 to cover proceedings in a court of summary jurisdiction relating to an application for the following orders under that Order—
(a) an order under Article 50 (care or supervision order);
(b) an order under Article 62 (child assessment order);
(c) an order under Article 63 (an emergency protection order);
(d) an order under Article 64 (extension or discharge of an emergency protection order).
(4) Subject to paragraph (1) and Articles 3 and 7(2) of the Order but regardless of Regulation 17(3) assistance by way of representation must be granted where a person applies to be or has been joined as a party to any of the proceedings in a court of summary jurisdiction mentioned in paragraph (3).
(5) Paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) shall not apply to any person who has been granted legal aid by virtue of Article 10(5B), (5C), or (5E) of the Order for the purpose of the same proceedings.”;
(2) In Regulation 17(3) for the words “An application for approval” there shall be substituted the words “Subject to Regulation 8A(2), (3) and (4) an application for approval”.
(3) In paragraph (2) of Schedule 3 after sub paragraph (h) there shall be added the following sub paragraph—“
(i) under the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995”.
Mackay of Clashfern, C.
Dated 8th October 1996