Section 135: Provisions of the legal assistance scheme.

Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 · 2000 c. 8View on legislation.gov.uk

Part IX: Hearings and Appeals

The legal assistance scheme may, in particular, make provision as to—

the kinds of legal assistance that may be provided;
the persons by whom legal assistance may be provided;
the manner in which applications for legal assistance are to be made;
the criteria on which eligibility for legal assistance is to be determined;
the persons or bodies by whom applications are to be determined;
appeals against refusals of applications;
the revocation or variation of decisions;
its administration and the enforcement of its provisions.

Legal assistance under the legal assistance scheme may be provided subject to conditions or restrictions, including conditions as to the making of contributions by the person to whom it is provided.

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