Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011

9 Legal assistance

(1) The Commissioner may provide an individual with assistance if the person is, or may become, a party to actual or possible legal proceedings in England and Wales that are relevant to a matter in respect of which the Commissioner has a function.

(2) This section does not affect any restriction imposed in respect of representation—

(a) by virtue of an enactment, or

(b) in accordance with the practice of a court or tribunal.

(3) It is for the Commissioner to determine, for the purposes of this section, whether there are possible legal proceedings that are relevant to a matter in respect of which the Commissioner has a function.

(4) In this section—

• “assistance” (“cymorth”) includes, but is not limited to, the following things—

  (a)

  legal advice;

  (b)

  legal representation;

  (c)

  facilities for the settlement of a dispute;

• “legal proceedings” (“achos cyfreithiol”) includes, but is not limited to, proceedings before any court or tribunal.