
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid (Scope) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 and shall come into operation on 15th February 2010.
2 
The Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 is amended as follows.
3 
In Part 1 of Schedule 1—
(a) after paragraph 2A insert—“
2B. 
Proceedings in the Crown Court for the variation or discharge of an order under Article 7 or 7A of the Protection from Harassment (Northern Ireland) Order 1997.”;
(b) in paragraph 3, after sub-paragraph (k) insert—“
(1) proceedings for the variation or discharge of an order under Article 7 or 7A of the Protection from Harassment (Northern Ireland) Order 1997.”;
(c) for paragraph 6A substitute—“
6A. 
Proceedings before the First-tier Tribunal under—
(i) Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971;
(ii) section 40A of the British Nationality Act 1971;
(iii) Part 5 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002;
(iv) regulation 26 of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006.”;
(d) after paragraph 6A insert—“
6B. 
Proceedings before the Upper Tribunal arising out of proceedings within paragraph 6A.
6C. 
Proceedings before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission.”.
4 
In Part II of Schedule 1, omit paragraphs 8 and 9.
5 
The Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 shall continue to apply to proceedings to which paragraphs 2 to 8 and 13(1)(b), (c) and (2) (in relation to sub-paragraphs (1)(b) to (e)) of Schedule 4 to the Transfer of Functions of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal Order 2010 apply, until the proceedings are finally determined, as if the repeals in regulation 4 had not been made.
Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
Bridget Prentice
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
Dated 21st January 2010