Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
These Regulations amend the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981 to—extend assistance by way of representation to proceedings in a court of summary jurisdiction under the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;provide that in respect of proceedings under the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 assistance by way of representation is not to be available to any Health and Social Services Board, Health and Social Services Trust or guardian ad litem.provide that (except where legal aid has already been granted) assistance by way of representation must be granted irrespective of the normal means and merits test where a child is brought before a court of summary jurisdiction under Article 44 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and who is not but wishes to be legally represented.provide that (except where legal aid has already been granted) assistance by way of representation must be granted irrespective of the normal means and merits test to a child, his parents and anyone with parental responsibility for him in relation to proceedings in a court of summary jurisdiction under Article 50 (care or supervision order), Article 62 (child assessment order), Article 63 (emergency protection order) or Article 64 (extension or discharge of emergency protection order) of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995; andprovide that subject to the normal means test but irrespective of the merits test assistance by way of representation must be granted (except where legal aid has already been granted) to persons who apply to be or are joined as parties to the proceedings mentioned in (d) above.