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The Legal Complaints and Regulation (2016 Act) (Commencement No.1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025

Type Ni-Statutory-Rule

Publication 2025-08-28

State In force

Jurisdiction Northern Ireland

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Made: 28th August 2025

The Department of Finance[^f00001], in exercise of the powers conferred by section 55 of the Legal Complaints and Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016[^f00002], makes the following Order.

Citation

1

This Order may be cited as the Legal Complaints and Regulation (2016 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025.

Appointed Day

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(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the day appointed for the coming into operation of the outstanding provisions of the Legal Complaints and Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 is 1st September 2025.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to sections 9, 19(2)(c), 38(2)(c) and paragraph 2(4) of Schedule 4 to that Act.

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance on 28th August 2025.

David Hughes — A senior officer of the Department of Finance

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order brings into operation the Legal Complaints and Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, other than sections 9, 19(2)(c), 38(2)(c) and paragraph 2(4) of Schedule 4 to that Act, on 1st September 2025.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: The Department of Finance and Personnel was renamed the Department of Finance by section 1(4) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c.5 (N.I.))

[^f00002]: 2016 c.14 (N.I.)

Editorial notes

[^key-4e65a903de6612aa908df18da2cbb420]: Art. 1 in operation at made date

[^key-4bf679cfd3c29f8efae4b9555367307c]: Art. 2 in operation at made date

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