Article 6

SCHEDULE 3COMMENCEMENT OF PART V OF THE ACT

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Provision of ActDate in ForceProvision of 1986 ActPurpose for which provision of 1986 Act comes into force on date
Section 491 October 1997Section 25A(5) and (6) (Criminal Legal Assistance Register)Only for the purpose of enabling the Board to determine the form of the application for entry on the Register and to specify the documents which are to accompany the application.
Section 491 October 1997Section 25B (Code of Practice in relation to Criminal legal assistance)For all purposes.
Section 491 April 1998Section 25A(1) and (5) to (15) (Criminal Legal Assistance Register)For all purposes.
Section 491 April 1998Section 25F(1) (Publication of Register)For all purposes.
Section 491 October 1998Section 25A(2) to (4) (Criminal Legal Assistance Register)For all purposes.
Section 491 October 1998Sections 25C to E (Supervision of registered solicitors and firms, removal of name from Register following failure to comply with code and further provisions as to removal of name from Register)For all purposes.
Section 491 October 1998Section 25F(2) and (3) (Publication of Register)For all purposes.
Section 501 October 1997Section 28A (Employment of solicitors in relation to criminal legal assistance)For all purposes.
Section 511 October 1997Section 33(3A) and (3B) (Fixed payments)For all purposes.
Section 521 October 1997Section 33A (Contracts for the provision of criminal legal assistance)For all purposes.
Section 531 October 1997Section 35A to C (Power of Board to require information, to enter premises and investigate and suspend payments to a solicitor)For all purposes.
Section 541 October 1997Section 41A (Regulations in relation to criminal legal assistance)For all purposes.