PART 2Immigration and Nationality

Chapter 1Amendment of primary legislation

Amendment of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 201220

In Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 201240 (services), in paragraph 30 (immigration: rights to enter and remain)—

a

for sub-paragraph (1), substitute—

1

Civil legal services provided in relation to rights to enter, and to remain in, the United Kingdom which—

a

arise from—

i

the Refugee Convention; or

ii

Article 2 or 3 of the Human Rights Convention; or

b

are conferred by—

i

immigration rules, insofar as they implemented the Qualification Directive; or

ii

any other provision of retained EU law which implemented the Qualification Directive.

b

in sub-paragraph (4)—

i

after the definition of “the Human Rights Convention”, insert—

  • “immigration rules” has the meaning given by section 33(1) of the Immigration Act 197141;

ii

omit the definition of “the Temporary Protection Directive”.