Legal Aid Act 1988

Part I E+W Description of Proceedings

1 Proceedings in, or before any person to whom a case is referred in whole or in part by, any of the following courts, namely—

(a) the House of Lords in the exercise of its jurisdiction in relation to appeals from courts in England and Wales;

(b) the Court of Appeal;

(c) the High Court;

(d) any county court.

2 The following proceedings in a magistrates’ court, namely—

[F1 (a) proceedings under the Guardianship of Minors Acts 1971 and 1973;]

(b) proceedings under section 43 of the M1 National Assistance Act 1948, section 22 of the M2 Maintenance Orders Act 1950, section 4 of the M3 Maintenance Orders Act 1958, or section 18 of the M4 Supplementary Benefits Act 1976;

(c) proceedings in relation to an application for leave of the court to remove a child from a person’s custody under section 27 or 28 of the M5 Adoption Act 1976 or proceedings in which the making of an order under Part II or section 29 or 55 of the Adoption Act 1976 is opposed by any party to the proceedings;

(d) proceedings under Part I of the M6 Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 relating to a maintenance order made by a court of a country outside the United Kingdom;

[F1 (e) proceedings under Part II of the M7 Children Act 1975;]

(f) proceedings for or in relation to an order under Part I of the M8 Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1978.

[F2 (g) proceedings under the Children Act 1989.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 2 Part I para. 2(a)(e) repealed (prosp.) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108(2)(7), Sch. 15

F2 Sch. 2 Part I para. 2(g) added (prosp.) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108(2)(4), Sch. 12 para. 45

Marginal Citations

M1 1948 c. 29.

M2 1950 c. 37.

M3 1958 c. 39.

M4 1976 c. 71.

M5 1976 c. 36.

M6 1972 c. 18.

M7 1975 c. 72.

M8 1978 c. 22.

3 Proceedings in the Employment Appeal Tribunal.

4 Proceedings in the Lands Tribunal.

5 Proceedings before a Commons Commissioner appointed under section 17(1) of the M9 Commons Registration Act 1965.

Marginal Citations

M9 1965 c. 64.

6 Proceedings in the Restrictive Practices Court under Part III of the M10 Fair Trading Act 1973, and any proceedings in that court in consequence of an order made, or undertaking given to the court, under that Part of that Act.

Marginal Citations

M10 1973 c. 41.