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

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 20121.

Citation1

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 20132

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

McNallyMinister of StateMinistry of Justice
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 2013

2013/470

Section 38(2)

4th March 2013

2013/470

Section 44 (for the purpose of making orders, regulations or rules of court)

19th January 2013

2013/77

Section 44 (in so far as not already in force)

1st April 2013

2013/77

Section 45(1) and (8)

1st October 2012

2012/2412

Section 45 (in so far as not already in force for the purpose of making orders, regulations or rules of court)

19th January 2013

2013/77

Section 45 (in so far as not already in force)

1st April 2013

2013/77

Section 46 (for the purpose of making orders, regulations or rules of court)

19th January 2013

2013/77

Section 46 (in so far as not already in force)

1st April 2013

2013/77

Section 47

1st April 2013

2013/77

Section 48

19th January 2013

2013/77

Section 55

1st October 2012

2012/2412

Section 56

1st April 2013

2013/470

Section 57

1st April 2013

2013/470

Section 58

4th March 2013

2013/470

Section 59

1st April 2013

2013/470

Section 60

4th March 2013

2013/470

Section 61

1st October 2012

2012/2412

Section 62

1st October 2012

2012/2412

Section 88

8th April 2013

2013/470

Chapter 2 of Part 3

3rd December 2012

2012/2906

Chapter 3 of Part 3

3rd December 2012

2012/2906

Chapter 4 of Part 3

3rd December 2012

2012/2906

Chapter 5 of Part 3

3rd December 2012

2012/2906

Chapter 6 of Part 3

3rd December 2012

2012/2906

Section 132

8th April 2013

2013/470

Section 133

8th April 2013

2013/470

Section 134

8th April 2013

2013/470

Section 135

8th April 2013

2013/470

Section 136

8th April 2013

2013/470

Section 137

8th April 2013

2013/470

Section 138

8th April 2013

2013/470

Section 140

1st October 2012

2012/2412

Section 141(7) and (9) to (12)

1st October 2012

2012/2412

Section 142

3rd December 2012

2012/2770

Section 143

3rd December 2012

2012/2770

Section 144

1st September 2012

2012/1956

Section 145

3rd December 2012

2012/2770

Section 146

3rd December 2012

2012/2770

Section 147

3rd December 2012

2012/2770

Schedule 1

1st April 2013

2013/470

Schedule 2

1st April 2013

2013/470

Schedule 3

1st April 2013

2013/470

Schedule 4

4th March 2013

2013/470

Schedule 5

1st April 2013

2013/470

Schedule 6

1st April 2013

2013/470

Schedule 7

1st October 2012

2012/2412

Schedule 8

1st October 2012

2012/2412

Schedule 9

3rd December 2012

2012/2906

Schedule 10

3rd December 2012

2012/2906

Schedule 11

3rd December 2012

2012/2906

Schedule 12

3rd December 2012

2012/2906

Schedule 13

3rd December 2012

2012/2906

Schedule 14

3rd December 2012

2012/2906

Schedule 15

3rd December 2012

2012/2906

Schedule 16

3rd December 2012

2012/2906

Schedule 17

3rd December 2012

2012/2906

Schedule 18

3rd December 2012

2012/2906

Schedule 19

3rd December 2012

2012/2906

Schedule 20

3rd December 2012

2012/2906

Schedule 21

3rd December 2012

2012/2906

Schedule 22

3rd December 2012

2012/2906

Schedule 23

8th April 2013

2013/470

Schedule 24

8th April 2013

2013/470

Schedule 26

3rd December 2012

2012/2770

Schedule 27

3rd December 2012

2012/2770