{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-and-markets-act-2000/section-134",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/8",
  "legislation_title": "Financial Services and Markets Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-and-markets-act-2000",
  "path": "section/134",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "134",
  "heading": "Legal assistance scheme.",
  "text": "(1) The Lord Chancellor may by regulations establish a scheme governing the provision of legal assistance in connection with proceedings before the Tribunal.\n(2) If the Lord Chancellor establishes a scheme under subsection (1), it must provide that a person is eligible for assistance only if—\n(a) he falls within subsection (3); and\n(b) he fulfils such other criteria (if any) as may be prescribed as a result of section 135(1)(d).\n(3) A person falls within this subsection if he is an individual who has referred a matter to the Tribunal under section 127(4).\n(4) In this Part of this Act “the legal assistance scheme” means any scheme in force under subsection (1).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/8/section/134",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:21:21.899993+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}