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SCHEDULES
PROCEEDINGS FOR WHICH LEGAL AID MAY BE GIVEN UNDER ARTICLE 9
PART I DESCRIPTION OF PROCEEDINGS
1.Proceedings in any of the following courts— (a) the House of Lords in the exercise...
2.Proceedings before any person to whom a case is referred in whole or in part...
2A.(1) The following proceedings in the Crown Court under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002—...
2B.Proceedings in the Crown Court for the variation or discharge of an order under Article...
3.The following proceedings in a court of summary jurisdiction, namely— Sub.‐para.(a) rep. by 1995 NI...
4.Proceedings in the Restrictive Practices Court under Part III of the Fair Trading Act 1973...
6A.Proceedings before the First-tier Tribunal under— (i) Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971; (ii)...
6B.Proceedings before the Upper Tribunal arising out of proceedings within paragraph 6A.
6C.Proceedings before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission.
7.Proceedings in the Enforcement of Judgments Office in connection with any proceedings mentioned in the...
8.Proceedings brought by an individual before a Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission.
1.Proceedings in respect of which free legal aid may be given under Part III of...
2.Proceedings wholly or partly in respect of— Sub‐para. (a) rep. by 1984 NI 14 (b)...
3.Proceedings wholly or partly in respect of defamation; but the making of a counterclaim for...
5.Election petitions under the Representation of the People Act 1983 or the Electoral Law Act...
6.Proceedings (other than proceedings referred to in paragraph 7 of Part I) for the recovery...
7.Proceedings incidental to any proceedings to which the foregoing paragraphs apply.
REMUNERATION OF PERSONS GIVING LEGAL AID UNDER PART II OF THIS ORDER
1.(1) The sums allowed to counsel in connection with proceedings in the House of Lords,...
2.(1) The sums allowed to a solicitor in connection with proceedings in the House of...
3.For the purpose of sub-paragraphs (1) and (2)( a ) of paragraph 1, counsel's fees...
4.Subject to paragraph 3, and to any statutory provision to the contrary, costs shall be...
5.Regulations may provide that for the purposes of this Schedule, instead of costs being taxed...
6.The Lord Chancellor in exercising any power under this Schedule...
7.Orders under this Schedule shall be subject to negative resolution .
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