10(1)Any sum due under a contribution order shall not be recoverable, and payment of any such sum shall not be enforced until—
(a)the conclusion of the proceedings for the purposes of which the relevant grant of representation was made; or
(b)if earlier, the revocation or withdrawal of the relevant grant of representation.
(2)In this paragraph—
(a)“relevant grant of representation ”, in relation to a contribution order, means the grant of representation in connection with which the order was made; and
(b)the reference to the proceedings for the purposes of which the relevant grant of representation was made includes, where the proceedings are proceedings before a magistrates’ court which result—
(i)in the legally assisted person being committed to the Crown Court for trial or sentence, or
(ii)in his case being remitted to a [F1youth court] in pursuance of section 56(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933,
the proceedings before the Crown Court or that [F1youth court].
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 3 para. 10 substituted (1.10.1992) by Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53, SIF 39:1), s. 100, Sch. 11 para.40(1)(2)(q); S.I. 1992/333, art. 2(2), Sch.2.