Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012

Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)E+W

41(1)Section 108(7) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 is amended as follows.E+W

(2)For “Legal Services Commission”, in the first place, substitute “ Lord Chancellor ”.

(3)In paragraph (a)—

(a)at the end of sub-paragraph (iii) for “and” substitute “ or ”, and

(b)after that sub-paragraph insert—

(iv)was provided with civil legal services (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012) under arrangements made for the purposes of that Part of that Act; and.

(4)In paragraph (b) after sub-paragraph (iii) insert or

(iv)under regulations under section 23 or 24 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 in respect of civil legal services (within the meaning of Part 1 of that Act) provided under arrangements made for the purposes of that Part of that Act,.