Access to Justice Act 1999

Annual planE+W

15(1)The Commission shall, before the beginning of each financial year (other than that specified in paragraph 14(4)(a)), prepare a plan setting out how it intends in that year—

(a)to fund services from the Community Legal Service Fund,

(b)to fund services as part of the Criminal Defence Service, and

(c)to exercise its other functions,

and the plan shall include a summary of what the Commission has ascertained in the exercise of its functions under section 4(6).

(2)The [F1Secretary of State] may by direction require the Commission to deal with the matters specified in the direction in plans, or a particular plan, under sub-paragraph (1).

(3)The Commission shall send a copy of each plan prepared under sub-paragraph (1) to the [F1Secretary of State].

(4)If the [F1Secretary of State] approves it, he shall lay a copy before each House of Parliament and the Commission shall publish the plan once it has been so laid.

(5)If he does not approve it, he shall by direction require the Commission to revise it in accordance with the direction; and the direction shall include the [F2Secretary of State's] reasons for not approving the plan.

(6)When the Commission has revised the plan it shall send the [F1Secretary of State] a copy of the revised plan and he shall lay a copy before each House of Parliament and the Commission shall publish the revised plan once it has been so laid.

Textual Amendments

F1Words in Sch. 1 substituted (19.8.2003) by The Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs Order 2003, (S.I. 2003/1887), art. 9, {Sch. 2 para. 11(1)(f)}