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The Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) (Amendment) Regulations 1990

S.I. 1990/1477 · Made 20 July 1990

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LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 20th July 1990

Coming into force 1st August 1990

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 8 and 43 of the Legal Aid Act 1988f1, hereby makes the following Regulations of which a draft has, in accordance with section 36(3)(b) of that Act, been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1988 c. 34; section 43 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning assigned to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment to the Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) Regulations 1989
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These regulations may be cited as the Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) (Amendment) Regulations 1990 and shall come into force on 1st August 1990.

2Amendment to the Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) Regulations 1989

In paragraph 2 of the Schedule to the Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) Regulations 1989f1—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (b) after the word “under” there shall be inserted the words “the Matrimonial Proceedings (Magistrates' Courts) Act 1960f2 or”;

(b)

after sub-paragraph (g) there shall be inserted the following new sub-paragraph—

“(h)

under section 10A of the Fire Precautions Act 1971f3,”

Signature

Mackay of Clashfern, C.

Dated 20th July 1990

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) Regulations 1989 by extending the scope of assistance by way of representation (ABWOR) to proceedings under the Matrimonial Proceedings (Magistrates' Courts) Act 1960 (which, notwithstanding its repeal by the Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978, is preserved in relation to existing orders) and section 10A of the Fire Precautions Act 1971.