[F1Article 17U.K.Applications not qualifying under Article 15 or Article 16
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 3G inserted (31.12.2020) by Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Act 2020 (c. 24), s. 4(3), Sch. 4 (with s. 3(1), Sch. 5 para. 8)
In the case of all applications under this Convention other than those under Article 15 or Article 16—
(a)the provision of free legal assistance may be made subject to a means or a merits test;
(b)an applicant, who in the State of origin has benefited from free legal assistance, shall be entitled, in any proceedings for recognition or enforcement, to benefit, at least to the same extent, from free legal assistance as provided for by the law of the State addressed under the same circumstances.]