The Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations 1989

2. Introductory Text

1. Citation, commencement, and transitional provisions.

3. 2. Revocations.

4. 3. Interpretation.

5. 4. Limit on cost of advice and assistance.

6. 5. ABWOR relating to applications for further detention.

7. 6. Provision of advice and assistance at police stations.

8. 7. ABWOR in criminal proceedings in magistrates' courts.

9. 8. Advice and assistance in criminal proceedings in magistrates' courts.

10. 9. Applications for advice and assistance.

11. 10. Attendance on behalf of a client.

12. 11. Eligibility for advice and assistance to which regulation 9 applies.

13. 12. Contributions to the cost of advice and assistance to which regulation 9 applies.

14. 13. Determination of disposable income, disposable capital and maximum contribution.

15. 14. Children and patients.

16. 15. Clients resident outside England and Wales.

17. 16. Advice and assistance from more than one solicitor.

18. 17. Separate matters.

19. 18. Refusal of advice and assistance.

20. 19. Power to require information.

21. 20. Entrusting functions to others.

22. 21. Extensions.

23. 22. Applications for approval of ABWOR.

24. 23. Counsel.

25. 24. Notification of approval of ABWOR.

26. 25. Withdrawal of approval of ABWOR.

27. 26. Appeals against refusal of ABWOR etc.

28. 27. Determination of appeals.

29. 28. Collection and refund of contributions.

30. 29. Costs payable out of the fund.

31. 30. Basis of assessments.

32. 31. Recovery of costs.

33. 32. Exceptions to charge on property recovered or preserved.

34. 33. Authority not to enforce the charge.

35. 34. Costs awarded against a client.

36. 35. Costs of successful unassisted parties out of the Fund.

37. 36. False statements etc.

38. Signature

39. 1. Schedule 1:

       Regulations revoked.

    2. Schedule 2:

       Assessment of resources.

    3. Schedule 3:

       Contributions by clients.

    4. Schedule 4:

       Exceptions to charge on property recovered or preserved.

    5. Schedule 5:

       Costs awarded against a client.

40. Explanatory Note