Funding of services—Lord Chancellor
3.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the duty of the Commission under section 14(1) of the Act shall, until 4th April 2005, have effect as a duty of the Lord Chancellor in relation to representation in:
(a)criminal proceedings in the House of Lords;
(b)proceedings in the criminal division of the Court of Appeal; and
(c)proceedings in the Crown Court.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to:
(a)any proceedings in the Crown Court which are prescribed under section 12(2)(g) of the Act;
(b)any Very High Cost Case which is the subject of an individual contract for the provision of funded services; or
(c)any proceedings in which representation is provided by a person employed by the Commission for that purpose.