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Statutory Instruments

2013 No. 773 (C. 36)

Legal Services, England And Wales

The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2013

Made

27th March 2013

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 151(1) and (5) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012(1).

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2013.

Provisions coming into force on 1st April 2013

2.  Sections 49 to 54 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 come into force on 1st April 2013.

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State

McNally

Minister of State

Ministry of Justice

27th March 2013

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is the seventh commencement order made under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10) (“the Act”).

This Order commences sections 49 to 54 of the Act on 1st April 2013. Sections 49 to 51 of the Act make provision for a general power, not limited to maintenance pending suit, for a court in divorce, nullity of marriage or judicial separation proceedings to order payment by one party to the other for the purpose of securing legal services; and sections 52 to 54 of the Act make corresponding provision in relation to proceedings for a dissolution, nullity or separation order in respect of a civil partnership.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I. No.

Part 1 (in so far as not already in force), except section 19(4)1st April 20132013/470
Section 38(2)4th March 20132013/470
Section 44 (for the purpose of making orders, regulations or rules of court)19th January 20132013/77
Section 44 (in so far as not already in force)1st April 20132013/77
Section 45(1) and (8)1st October 20122012/2412
Section 45 (in so far as not already in force for the purpose of making orders, regulations or rules of court)19th January 20132013/77
Section 45 (in so far as not already in force)1st April 20132013/77
Section 46 (for the purpose of making orders, regulations or rules of court)19th January 20132013/77
Section 46 (in so far as not already in force)1st April 20132013/77
Section 471st April 20132013/77
Section 4819th January 20132013/77
Section 551st October 20122012/2412
Section 561st April 20132013/470
Section 571st April 20132013/470
Section 584th March 20132013/470
Section 591st April 20132013/470
Section 604th March 20132013/470
Section 611st October 20122012/2412
Section 621st October 20122012/2412
Section 888th April 20132013/470
Chapter 2 of Part 33rd December 20122012/2906
Chapter 3 of Part 33rd December 20122012/2906
Chapter 4 of Part 33rd December 20122012/2906
Chapter 5 of Part 33rd December 20122012/2906
Chapter 6 of Part 33rd December 20122012/2906
Section 1328th April 20132013/470
Section 1338th April 20132013/470
Section 1348th April 20132013/470
Section 1358th April 20132013/470
Section 1368th April 20132013/470
Section 1378th April 20132013/470
Section 1388th April 20132013/470
Section 1401st October 20122012/2412
Section 141(7) and (9) to (12)1st October 20122012/2412
Section 1423rd December 20122012/2770
Section 1433rd December 20122012/2770
Section 1441st September 20122012/1956
Section 1453rd December 20122012/2770
Section 1463rd December 20122012/2770
Section 1473rd December 20122012/2770
Schedule 11st April 20132013/470
Schedule 21st April 20132013/470
Schedule 31st April 20132013/470
Schedule 44th March 20132013/470
Schedule 51st April 20132013/470
Schedule 61st April 20132013/470
Schedule 71st October 20122012/2412
Schedule 81st October 20122012/2412
Schedule 93rd December 20122012/2906
Schedule 103rd December 20122012/2906
Schedule 113rd December 20122012/2906
Schedule 123rd December 20122012/2906
Schedule 133rd December 20122012/2906
Schedule 143rd December 20122012/2906
Schedule 153rd December 20122012/2906
Schedule 163rd December 20122012/2906
Schedule 173rd December 20122012/2906
Schedule 183rd December 20122012/2906
Schedule 193rd December 20122012/2906
Schedule 203rd December 20122012/2906
Schedule 213rd December 20122012/2906
Schedule 223rd December 20122012/2906
Schedule 238th April 20132013/470
Schedule 248th April 20132013/470
Schedule 263rd December 20122012/2770
Schedule 273rd December 20122012/2770