Criminal Defence Service Act 2006

The Criminal Defence Service Act 2006^[1]
Dates
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make provision about representation funded as part of the Criminal Defence Service.
Citation	2006 c 9
Territorial extent	England and Wales^[2]
Royal Assent	30 March 2006
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Criminal Defence Service Act 2006 (c 9) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It makes provision about legal representation funded as part of the Criminal Defence Service.

Sections 1 to 4 came into force on 2 October 2006.^[3]

Section 1 - Grant of rights to representation

This section amends Schedule 3 to the Access to Justice Act 1999.

Section 2 - Rights to representation: financial eligibility

This section amends sections 25 and 26 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Access to Justice Act 1999.

Section 3 - Rights to representation: contribution orders

Section 3(2) amends section 17 of the Access to Justice Act 1999. Section 3(3) inserts section 17A of that Act. Section 3(4) amends section 25 of that Act.

Section 4 - Consequential amendments

Section 4(1) amends the Attachment of Earnings Act 1971. Section 4(3) amends the Children and Young Persons Act 1969 and the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000.

Section 5 - Short title, commencement and extent

This section came into force on 30 March 2006.^[4]

The Criminal Defence Service Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2491 (C. 83)) was made under section 5(2).

References

Halsbury's Statutes,

↑ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 5(1) of this Act.
↑ The Criminal Defence Service Act 2006, section 5(4)
↑ The Criminal Defence Service Act 2006, section 5(2); the Criminal Defence Service Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2491 (C. 83)), article 2
↑ The Interpretation Act 1978, section 4(b)

External links

The Criminal Defence Service Act 2006, as amended from the National Archives.
The Criminal Defence Service Act 2006, as originally enacted from the National Archives.
Explanatory notes to the Criminal Defence Service Act 2006.

United Kingdom legislation

Pre-Parliamentary legislation	List of English statutes Charter of Liberties Magna Carta

Acts of Parliament by states preceding the Kingdom of Great Britain	Acts of the Parliament of England to 1483 1485–1601 1603–1641 Interregnum (1642–1660) 1660–1699 1700–1706 Acts of the Parliament of Scotland Acts of the Parliament of Ireland to 1700 1701–1800

Acts of Parliament of the Kingdom of Great Britain	1707–1719 1720–1739 1740–1759 1760–1779 1780–1800

Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	1801–1819 1820–1839 1840–1859 1860–1879 1880–1899 1900–1919 1920–1939 1940–1959 1960–1979 1980–1999 2000 to date Halsbury's Statutes UK Statute Law Database Short titles

Church of England measures	List Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919

Legislation of devolved institutions	Acts of the Scottish Parliament Acts and Measures of the National Assembly for Wales Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland Orders in Council for Northern Ireland

Orders-in-Council	Order in Council

Secondary legislation	United Kingdom Statutory Instruments Scottish Statutory Instruments Act of Sederunt, Act of Adjournal

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