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Legal Aid Act 1988

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Version Superseded: 01/04/2000

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Point in time view as at 21/08/1991.

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Legal Aid Act 1988, Cross Heading: Supplementary is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 07 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

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45 Amendments, repeals and transitional provisions.E+W

(1)The enactments specified in Schedule 5 to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments there specified.

(2)Subject to subsection (4) below, the enactments specified in Schedule 6 to this Act are repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.

(3)Where any enactment amended or repealed by subsection (1) or (2) above extends to the United Kingdom or any part of it, the amendment or repeal has a corresponding extent.

(4)Schedule 7 to this Act shall have effect for the purpose of making the transitional and saving provisions set out there.

46 Amendments of Legal Aid Act 1974 pending repeal.E+W

The Legal Aid Act 1974 shall have effect subject to the amendments specified in Schedule 8 to this Act.

47 Short title, commencement and extent.E+W

(1)This Act may be cited as the Legal Aid Act 1988.

(2)Subject to subsections (3) and (4) below, this Act shall come into force on such day as the Lord Chancellor appoints by order and different days may be appointed for different provisions.

(3)Section 44 and Schedule 4 shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State appoints by order and different days may be appointed for different provisions.

(4)Sections 35 (together with the repeal of section 21 of the M1Legal Aid Act 1974) and 46 shall come into force on the date on which this Act is passed.

(5)An order under subsection (2) or (3) above may contain such transitional and saving provisions as appear to the Lord Chancellor or, as the case may be, the Secretary of State necessary or expedient.

(6)This Act, with the exception of sections 12(3) and 17(3), section 44 and Schedule 4 and the amendments or repeals of the enactments referred to in section 45(3), extends to England and Wales only and section 44 and Schedule 4 extend to Scotland only.

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C1Power of appointment conferred by s. 47(2) partly exercised: S.I. 1988/1361, 1989/288

C2Power of appointment conferred by s. 47(3) partly exercised: S.I. 1988/1388

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