Part VII
- (b) whether it is desirable in the interests of justice that he should have free legal aid,
the doubt shall be resolved in favour of granting him free legal aid.
(3) Articles 32, 36 and 40 of the S.I. 1981/228 (N.I. 8).Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (statements, payments, rules and stamp duty) shall apply in relation to legal aid under this section as they apply in relation to legal aid under Part III of that Order as if legal aid under this section were given in pursuance of a criminal aid certificate under Article 29 of that Order.
Maximum period of remand in custody. 69.—(1) The period for which a person charged with a scheduled offence may be remanded in custody by a magistrates’ court shall be a period of not more than 28 days beginning with the day following that on which he is remanded.
(2) Subsection (1) has effect—
- (a) notwithstanding Article 47(2) and (3) of the S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I. 26).Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, and
- (b) whether or not a person is also charged with a non-scheduled offence.
Young persons: custody on remand, &c. 70.—(1) While a young person charged with a scheduled offence is remanded or committed for trial and not released on bail, he may be held in custody in such prison or other place as may be specified in a direction given by the Secretary of State under this section.
(2) Subsection (1) shall have effect in respect of a person—
- (a) notwithstanding the provisions of any enactment, and
- (b) whether or not he was remanded or committed for trial at a time when this section was not in force.
(3) The Secretary of State may give a direction under this section in respect of a person if he considers it necessary to make special arrangements as to the place at which the person is to be held in order—
- (a) to prevent his escape, or
- (b) to ensure his safety or the safety of others.
(4) The Secretary of State may give a direction under this section at any time after the person to whom it relates has been charged.
(5) In this section “young person” means a person who—
- (a) has attained the age of fourteen, and
- (b) has not attained the age of seventeen.
Directions under section 70. 71.—(1) A direction under section 70 shall cease to have effect at the expiry of the period specified in the direction unless—
- (a) it has previously ceased to have effect, or
- (b) it is continued in force by a further direction.
(2) The specified period shall not end after the end of the period of two months beginning with the date of the direction.
(3) Where—
