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Article 3 Funding of services—Lord Chancellor

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(1)

Except as provided in paragraph (2), the duty of the Commission under section 14(1) of the Act shall, until 4th April 2005, have effect as a duty of the Lord Chancellor in relation to representation in:

(a)

criminal proceedings in the House of Lords;

(b)

proceedings in the criminal division of the Court of Appeal; and

(c)

proceedings in the Crown Court.

(2)

Paragraph (1) does not apply to:

(a)

any proceedings in the Crown Court which are prescribed under section 12(2)(g) of the Act;

(b)

any Very High Cost Case which is the subject of an individual contract for the provision of funded services; or

(c)

any proceedings in which representation is provided by a person employed by the Commission for that purpose.