The United Kingdom having made such a reservation as is mentioned in the third paragraph of Article 26 of the Convention, the costs mentioned in that paragraph shall not be borne by any Minister or other authority in the United Kingdom except so far as they fall to be so borne [F1by virtue of—
[F2(a)the provision of any civil legal services (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012) under arrangements made for the purposes of that Part of that Act,] or
[F3(aa)the provision of civil legal services by the Department of Justice, or]
(b)the grant of legal aid or legal advice and assistance under.]
the M1Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1967 [F4or], Part I of the M2Legal Advice and Assistance Act 1972 [F5or the M3Legal Aid Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981].
Textual Amendments
F1Words and s. 11(a)(b) inserted in s. 11 (1.4.2000 for certain purposes and otherwise 1.4.2001) by 1999 c. 22, s. 24, Sch. 4 para. 31 (with Sch. 14 para 7(2)); S.I. 2000/774, art. 2(a)(i) (subject to arts. 3-4); S.I. 2001/916, art. 3(a)(ii)
F2S. 11(a) substituted (1.4.2013) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 5 para. 26; S.I. 2013/453, art. 3(h) (with savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 2013/534, art. 6)
F3S. 11(aa) inserted (N.I.) (1.4.2015) by Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/435), art. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 8(a) (with art. 45) (as amended (18.11.2014) by Legal Aid and Coroners’ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 11), Sch. 2 para 6(43)(a)(v)); S.R. 2015/194, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 3)
F4Word in s. 11 inserted (N.I.) (1.4.2015) by Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/435), art. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 8(b) (with art. 45); S.R. 2015/194, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 3)
F5Words in s. 11 repealed (N.I.) (1.4.2015) by Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/435), art. 1(2), Sch. 5 (with art. 45); S.R. 2015/194, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 3)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 11 applied (with modifications) (1.3.1997) by S.I. 1996/3156, art. 2, Sch.
S. 11 applied (with modifications) (2.12.1997) by S.I. 1997/2574 art. 2, Sch.
Marginal Citations
