Sex Offenders Act 2001

Amendment of Civil Legal Aid Act, 1995.

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24.Section 28 of the Civil Legal Aid Act, 1995, is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (3):

“(3) Where the proceedings the subject matter of the application under this section concern—

(a) the welfare of (including the custody of or access to) a child, or

(b) a sex offender order (within the meaning of the Sex Offenders Act, 2001),

paragraphs (c) and (e) of subsection (2) shall not apply.”.