1993 No. 2132 (C.40)

LEGAL SERVICES

The Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (Commencement No. 9) Order 1993

Made

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 124(3) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 19901, hereby makes the following Order:

1

This Order may be cited as the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (Commencement No. 9) Order 1993.

2

Subject to article 3, sections 7 and 58 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 shall come into force forthwith.

3

The provisions of the said Act specified in the Schedule hereto shall come into force on 1st October 1993.

Mackay of Clashfern, C

SCHEDULE

Provision of the Act

Subject matter of provision

Section 7(2) and subsection (1) so far is it relates to that subsection.

Appeals to the Court of Appeal

Section 125(7) and Schedule 20 so far as they provide for the repeal of words in section 18 of the Supreme Court Act 19812.

Repeals

(This note is not part of the Rules)

This Order brings into force provisions in the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 relating to leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal. The provision giving power to prescribe classes of case in which an appeal shall lie to the Court of Appeal only with leave, and that relating to the jurisdiction of two–judge courts are brought into force forthwith. Those provisions relating to the repeal of words in section 18 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 will come into force on 1st October 1993.

This Order also brings into force forthwith provisions in the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 relating to conditional fees.

(This note is not part of the Rules)

Provision

Date of commencement

S.I.No.

Section 125(7) (partially) Schedule 20 (partially)

1.11.1990

1990/2170

Sections 9, 21, 22, 23, 24(1) and (2), 25–28, 31(1) and (2), 32(1) and (2), 33(1) and (2), 60–62, 66–68, 70 (partially), 71, 74(1)–(3), 75–78, 83, 84, 116 (partially), 118 and 125 (partially); and Schedules 3, 10, 11, 16 (partially), 17 (partially), 18 (partially), 19 (partially) and 20 (partially)

1.1.1991

1990/2484

Sections 17–20, 24(3), 29, 30, 31(3)–(9), 32(3)–(9), 33(3)–(9), 34, 35, 40, 53 (partially), 59, 63(1)(a) and (2), 69, 93, 99–101, 103 and 113–115; and Schedules 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 (partially), 15, 17 (partially), 18 (partially), 19 (partially) and 20 (partially)

1.4.1991

1991/608

Sections 111 and 125 (partially) and Schedule 18 (partially)

1.5.1991

1991/985

Sections 2, 3, 10, 15, 56, 57, 74(4)–(7), 86 and 117; and Schedules 17–20 (all partially only)

1.7.1991

1991/1364

Sections 4 and 112

1.10.1991

1991/1883

Sections 89, 116 (partially) and 125 (partially); and Schedules 14, 16 (partially only), 17 (partially only), 18 (partially only) and 20 (partially only)

14.10.1991

1991/1883

Sections 79, 80, 102 and 116(3) and Schedules 12, 18 (partially), 19 (partially) and 20 (partially)

1.1.1992

1990/2170

Section 125 (partially) and Schedules 18 and 20 (both partially only)

1.6.1992

1990/2484