
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2010.
2 
In these Regulations, “the Commission” means the Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission established under Article 3 of the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003.
3 
These Regulations apply to cases in which the Commission grants a certificate on or after 1st April 2010.
4 
The Legal Aid (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1965 continue to apply as if these Regulations had not been made in respect of cases in which the Commission grants a certificate before 1st April 2010.
5 
The Legal Aid (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1965 are amended as follows.
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(1) For regulation 17(9)(a), substitute—“
(a) payments of money under provisions of—
(i) Articles 4 and 8 of the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) (Northern Ireland) Order 1979; or
(ii) Articles 24, 25(1) and (2), 26A, 29(6), 33(1), 33(2)(a) to (dd), 33(2)(f) and 33(3) of the Matrimonial Causes (Northern Ireland) Order 1978; or
(iii) Articles 4(1)(b) and (d), 8(1) and (5) and 22(2) of the Domestic Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1980; or
(iv) Article 15 of, together with paragraphs 2, 8 and 11 of Schedule 1 to, the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;”.
(2) For regulation 17(9)(f), substitute—“
(f) income support and housing benefit paid under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992; or
(g) working tax credit and child tax credit paid under the Tax Credits Act 2002;”.
Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
Michael Wills
Minister of State
Ministry of Justice
Dated 10th March 2010