Civil Legal Aid Act, 1995

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Number 32 of 1995


CIVIL LEGAL AID ACT, 1995


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Interpretation.

2.

Establishment day.

3.

Establishment of Legal Aid Board.

4.

Membership of Board and terms of office of members.

5.

Functions of Board.

6.

Conferral of additional functions on Board.

7.

General policy directives as to legal aid and advice.

8.

Powers of Board.

9.

Reports of Board.

10.

Chief Executive of Board.

11.

Staff of Board.

12.

Membership of either House of Oireachtas or of European Parliament.

13.

Dissolution of former Board.

14.

Transfer of assets and liabilities of former Board.

15.

Preservation of certain continuing contracts and adaptation of references to former Board.

16.

Saving for certain acts.

17.

Pending legal proceedings.

18.

Advances by Minister to Board.

19.

Legal Aid Fund.

20.

Accounts and audits of Board.

21.

Transfer of staff to Board.

22.

Terms and conditions of staff transferred to the Board.

23.

Superannuation.

24.

General criteria for grant of legal aid and advice.

25.

Legal advice.

26.

Criteria for obtaining legal advice.

27.

Legal aid.

28.

Criteria for obtaining legal aid.

29.

Financial eligibility and contributions towards cost of legal aid and advice.

30.

Location of law centres and provision of legal aid and advice.

31.

Selection of solicitor or barrister.

32.

Relationship between lawyer and person in receipt of legal aid or advice.

33.

Costs recoverable by or on behalf of a person in receipt of legal aid or advice.

34.

Measurement of costs incurred by Board.

35.

Refund of costs and damages.

36.

Costs awarded against a person in receipt of legal aid.

37.

Regulations.

38.

Orders and regulations.

39.

Expenses.

40.

Short title.

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Number 32 of 1995


CIVIL LEGAL AID ACT, 1995


AN ACT TO MAKE PROVISION FOR THE GRANT BY THE STATE OF LEGAL AID AND ADVICE TO PERSONS OF INSUFFICIENT MEANS IN CIVIL CASES. [16th December, 1995]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: