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Statutory Instruments

2006 No. 1939

ECCLESIASTICAL LAW, ENGLAND

LEGAL AID

The Church of England (Legal Aid) (Amendment) Rules 2006

Made by the Archbishops' Council

15th June 2006

Approved by the General Synod

7th July 2006

Laid before Parliament

25th July 2006

Coming into force

1st August 2006

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the Church of England (Legal Aid) Measure 1994( 1 ), as amended( 2 ), the Archbishops' Council hereby makes the following Rules—

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. —(1) These Rules may be cited as the Church of England (Legal Aid) (Amendment) Rules 2006 and shall come into force on 1st August 2006.

(2) In these Rules “the 1995 Rules” means the Church of England (Legal Aid) Rules 1995( 3 ).

Interim certificates

2. In rule 10 of the 1995 Rules, there shall be added, at the end, the following paragraph—

“ (3) The power to issue an interim certificate under this rule may be exercised by the deputy of the secretary if any and, for any purposes of this rule, the deputy may exercise also the powers conferred on the secretary by rule 9. ” .

Determination of applications for legal aid

3. In rule 11(4) of the 1995 Rules, for the words following the words “legal aid” to the end, there shall be substituted the words “together with a statement of the reasons for the decision”.

Power to discharge or revoke certificates

4. In rule 15(7) of the 1995 Rules, for the word “but” there shall be substituted the word “and” and for sub-paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—

“ (b) the secretary shall also send to that person (except where the certificate has been discharged because of the death of that person) and to the solicitor of that person a statement of the reasons for the discharge or revocation. ” .

These Rules were made by the Archbishops' Council on 15th June 2006

William Fittall

Secretary General

Church House,

London

These Rules were approved by the General Synod on 7th July 2006

David Williams

Clerk to the Synod

Church House,

London

( 1 )

1994 No.3 .

( 2 )

S.I. 1998/1715 .

( 3 )

S.I. 1995/2034 .

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