Statutory Instruments
LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made
28th February 1989
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 69(2) of the Administration of Justice Act 1985(1), hereby makes the following Order—
1. This Order may be cited as the Administration of Justice Act 1985 (Commencement No. 6) Order 1989.
2. Sections 40, 41, 42, 43 and 44 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 shall come into force on 1st April 1989.
Mackay of Clashfern, C.
Dated 28th February 1989
(This Note is not Part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 1st April 1989 sections 40, 41, 42, 43 and 44 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 (legal aid complaints). Sections 41 and 42 are substituted by section 33 of the Legal Aid Act 1988 (c. 34). Section 40 defines a legal aid complaint. Sections 41 and 43 provide respectively for disciplinary provisions to apply to legal aid complaints about the conduct of barristers and solicitors. Sections 42 and 44 provide respectively for the exclusion of barristers and solicitors from legal aid work as a result of disciplinary proceedings.
(This Note is not Part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:—
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Section 2, except insofar as it relates to the investigation of any complaint made to the Law Society relating to the quality of any professional services provided by a solicitor | 12th March 1986 | 1986/364 |
| Sections 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 46 provisions of the Solicitors Act 1974 (c. 47) mentioned in Part III of Schedule 8 | 12th March 1986 | 1986/364 |
| Schedule 1 | 12th March 1986 | 1986/364 |
| Schedule 3 | 12th March 1986 | 1986/364 |
| Section 50 | 28th April 1986 | 1986/364 |
| Sections 13, 22, 23, 38, 47, 51, 55 | 1st October 1986 | 1986/1503 |
| Section 67(1), so far as it relates to paragraph 7 of Schedule 7 | 1st October 1986 | 1986/1503 |
| Section 67(2), so far as it relates to so much of Part III of Schedule 8 as refers to the Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54) and the County Courts Act 1984 (c. 28) | 1st October 1986 | 1986/1503 |
| Sections 1 and 3 | 1st January 1987 | |
| Section 2, so far as it relates to the investigation of any complaint made to the Law Society relating to the quality of any professional services provided by a solicitor | 1986/2260 | 1st January 1987 |
| Section 48 | 12th January 1987 | 1986/2260 |
| Sections 6(1), 6(2), 6(3), 6(5), 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34(1), 34(2), 35, 36, 37, 39 | 11th May 1987 | 1987/787 |
| Schedule 4 | 11th May 1987 | 1987/787 |
| Schedule 5 | 11th May 1987 | 1987/787 |
| Schedule 6 | 11th May 1987 | 1987/787 |
| Section 6(4) | 1st December 1987 | 1987/787 |
| Section 53 | 1st October 1988 | 1988/1341 |