Northern Ireland Court Service

The Northern Ireland Court Service wishes to announce the laying before Parliament of the draft Legal Aid (Northern Ireland) Order 2005. The order is intended to provide a new statutory mechanism for the granting of exceptional legal aid in specified categories of cases

Printed copies of the draft Order (reference ISBN 0-11-080011-7, priced £3.00), and associated Explanatory Memorandum (reference ISBN 0-337-96224-3, priced £3.00) may be purchased from The Stationery Office, 16 Arthur Street, BELFAST, BT1 4GD.

The draft Order and Explanatory Memorandum may also be viewed at www.opsi.gov.uk/si/dsis2005.htm under the heading

'Northern Ireland'– The Legal Aid (Northern Ireland) Order 2005’

Northern Ireland Court Service, Windsor House, 9-15 Bedford Street, BELFAST, BT2 7LT.