# The Legal Aid Act 1988 (Commencement No.3) Order 1989, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 1st April 1989 all those provisions of the Legal Aid Act 1988 which are not already in force excepting section 29 (representation in contempt proceedings), Schedule 4, paragraphs 3 (contributions), 5 (fees and outlays of solicitors and counsel) and 10 (rateability of Board’s property), and section 44 insofar as it relates to the above-mentioned provisions of Schedule 4. (Schedule 4 extends only to Scotland.)
The provisions are:-
section 1
(purpose of the Act)
section 2
(interpretation)
section 3(2), (3), (4)
(functions of the Legal Aid Board)
section 4
(powers of the Board)
section 5
(duties of the Board)
section 6
(legal aid fund)
section 7
(accounts and audit)
sections 8 to 13
(advice and assistance)
sections 14 to 18 and Schedule 2
(civil legal aid)
sections 19 to 26 and Schedule 3
(criminal legal aid)
sections 27, 28 and 30(1) and (2)
(legal aid in care proceedings)
sections 31 to 34
(position and assignment of legal representatives, legal aid complaints and power to make regulations)
section 36
(supplementary provisions as to orders and regulations)
section 37
(Board’s Annual Report)
section 38
(restriction of disclosure of information)
section 39
(proceedings for misrepresentation)
section 40
(adaptation of rights of indemnity)
section 41
(application to the Crown)
section 42
(finance)
section 43
(definitions)
section 45 and Schedules 5, and 6 and Schedule 7, paragraphs 1 to 5 and 9 to 11
(amendments, repeals and transitional provisions)

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/288/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-act-1988-commencement-no3-order-1989/note
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