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Exclusion from legal aid work

13.—(1) After 31st March 2013, the exclusion from legal aid work or from providing representation funded by the Commission as part of the Criminal Defence Service before that date of any barrister by virtue of section 42 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985(1) or of any solicitor by virtue of section 47 of the Solicitors Act 1974(2) also takes effect as an exclusion from criminal legal aid work.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a)“criminal legal aid work” means the provision under arrangements made for the purposes of Part 1 of the Act of the types of advice, assistance and representation that are required to be made available under sections 13 (advice and assistance for individuals in custody), 15 (advice and assistance for criminal proceedings) and 16 (representation for criminal proceedings) of the Act; and

(b)“legal aid work” means the provision of services under the Legal Aid Act 1988.