Legal Aid Act 1974

Legal Aid Act 1974[a]
Act of Parliament
coat of arms
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to legal aid and legal advice and assistance.
Citation1974 c. 4
Territorial extent England and Wales[b]
Dates
Royal assent8 February 1974
Commencement8 May 1974[c]
Repealed1 April 1989[d]
Other legislation
AmendsSee § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
Amended by
Repealed byLegal Aid Act 1988
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Legal Aid Act 1974 (c. 4) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to legal aid and legal advice and assistance in England and Wales.[1]

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 42(1) of the act repealed 18 enactments and revoked 11 instruments, listed in parts I and II of schedule 5 to the act, respectively.[2]

Part I — Enactments repealed
Citation Short title Extent of repeal
12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 51 Legal Aid and Advice Act 1949 The whole act.
5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 27 Solicitors Act 1957 Section 74(e).
6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 51 Public Records Act 1958 In Schedule 2, the entry relating to section 14 of the Legal Aid and Advice Act 1949.
8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 28 Legal Aid Act 1960 The whole act.
1964 c. 30 Legal Aid Act 1964 The whole act.
1966 c. 20 Ministry of Social Security Act 1966 In Schedule 6, paragraph 12.
1967 c. 80 Criminal Justice Act 1967 Part IV.
In section 100(2), the words "except rules under section 82 of this Act".
Section 101(4).
In Schedule 6, paragraph 7.
1969 c. 54 Children and Young Persons Act 1969 Section 33.
Schedule 1.
1970 c. 31 Administration of Justice Act 1970 Section 9(4).
Section 43.
Schedule 10.
1971 c. 3 Guardianship of Minors Act 1971 In Schedule 1, the entry relating to the Legal Aid and Advice Act 1949.
1971 c. 23 Courts Act 1971 In Schedule 6, paragraph 10.
In Schedule 8, paragraph 29, in paragraph 48 the words "73(4)(5), (8), 74(3), 76(4)" and the words "73(3), (3B), 74(6), 76(5)" and paragraph 56.
1972 c. 11 Superannuation Act 1972 Section 18(1).
1972 c. 18 Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 Section 43(1).
1972 c. 50 Legal Advice and Assistance Act 1972 The whole act.
1972 c. 71 Criminal Justice Act 1972 Section 38.
In Schedule 5, in the entry relating to the Criminal Justice Act 1967, paragraphs (e) to (g).
1973 c. 29 Guardianship Act 1973 Section 9(2)(a).
1973 c. 41 Fair Trading Act 1973 Section 43(1)(q).
1973 c. 62 Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 In Schedule 5, paragraphs 23 to 25.
Part II — Regulations revoked
Citation Title Extent of revocation
SI 1969/1 Legal Aid (Extension of Proceedings) Regulations 1969 The whole instrument.
SI 1970/761 Legal Aid (Extension of Proceedings) Regulations 1970 The whole instrument.
SI 1970/1707 Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1970 The whole instrument.
SI 1971/62 Legal Aid (General) Regulations 1971 Regulation 22(10) and (11).
SI 1971/1904 Legal Aid (Extension of Proceedings) Regulations 1971 The whole instrument.
SI 1972/1973 Legal Aid (Extension of Proceedings) Regulations 1972 The whole instrument.
SI 1972/1974 Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1972 The whole instrument.
SI 1973/535 Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1973 The whole instrument.
SI 1973/1716 Legal Aid and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (No. 3) Regulations 1973 The whole instrument.
SI 1973/1782 Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1973 The whole instrument.
SI 1973/1783 Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (No. 2) Regulations 1973 The whole instrument.

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 45(2) of, and schedule 6 to, the Legal Aid Act 1988, which came into force on 1 April 1989.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Section 43(1).
  2. ↑ Section 43(5).
  3. ↑ Section 43(3). Paragraph 3(e) of part I of schedule 1 also came into force on this date by virtue of the Legal Aid Act 1974 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1974 (SI 1974/709).
  4. ↑ The Legal Aid Act 1988 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1989 (SI 1989/288).

References

  1. ↑ Morgan, Richard I. (1994). "Introduction of Civil Legal Aid in England and Wales, 1914–1949". Twentieth Century British History. 5 (1): 38–76. doi:10.1093/tcbh/5.1.38.
  2. ↑ "Legal Aid Act 1974", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1974 c. 4
  3. ↑ "Legal Aid Act 1988", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1988 c. 34
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