Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
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1 Lord Chancellor's functions
(1) The Lord Chancellor must secure that legal aid is made available in accordance with this Part. (2) In this Part “legal aid” means— (a) civil legal services required to be made available under section 9 or 10 or paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 (civil legal aid), and (b) services consisting of advice, assistance and representation required to be made available under section 13, 15 or 16 or paragraph 4 or 5 of Schedule 3 (criminal legal aid). (3) The Lord Chancellor may secure the provision of— (a) general information about the law and the legal system, and (b) information about the availability of advice about, and assistance in connection with, the law and the legal system. (4) The Lord Chancellor may do anything which is calculated to facilitate, or is incidental or conducive to, the carrying out of the Lord Chancellor's functions under this Part. (5) Nothing in this Part affects the powers that the Lord Chancellor has otherwise than under this Part.
1 Lord Chancellor's functions
(1) The Lord Chancellor must secure that legal aid is made available in accordance with this Part. (2) In this Part “legal aid” means— (a) civil legal services required to be made available under section 9 or 10 or paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 (civil legal aid), and (b) services consisting of advice, assistance and representation required to be made available under section 13, 15 or 16 or paragraph 4 or 5 of Schedule 3 (criminal legal aid). (3) The Lord Chancellor may secure the provision of— (a) general information about the law and the legal system, and (b) information about the availability of advice about, and assistance in connection with, the law and the legal system. (4) The Lord Chancellor may do anything which is calculated to facilitate, or is incidental or conducive to, the carrying out of the Lord Chancellor's functions under this Part. (5) Nothing in this Part affects the powers that the Lord Chancellor has otherwise than under this Part.
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