Updated to 10 October 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 474 of 2025)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Civil Legal Aid Act 1995
No. 32 of 1995
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Whole Act | 16 December 1995 | Commenced on enactment |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision |
|---|---|
| Functions transferred and references construed | S.I. No. 297 of 1997, art. 4 & schedule |
| S. 1(1) amended | 64/2015, s. 57A(a)(i), (ii) (as inserted by 46/2022, ss. 1(5), 48) |
| 64/2015, ss. 1(2), 52(a) | |
| 32/2013, s. 25(a)(i) | |
| S. 1(1) amended * | 23/2011, ss. 1(10), 54(a) |
| S. 1(1) references to Minister construed | S.I. No. 297 of 1997, art. 4 & schedule |
| S. 1(1A) inserted | 32/2013, s. 25(a)(ii) |
| S. 5(1) substituted * | 23/2011, ss. 1(10), 54(b) |
| S. 6 transfer of functions and references construed | S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3, schedule 1 |
| S. 10(5) amended | 33/2004, ss. 3, 4, 61(1), 63, schedule 2, pt. 1 |
| S. 10A inserted | 14/2008, ss. 1(2), 77 |
| S. 10B inserted | 14/2008, ss. 1(2), 77 |
| S. 11(4), (5), (7), (8) transfer of functions and references construed | S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3, schedule 1 |
| S. 11(5A), (5B) inserted | 18/2023, ss. 1(4), 122 |
| S. 11(6)(a), (b) amended | 33/2004, ss. 3, 4, 61(1), 63, schedule 2, pt. 1 |
| S. 11A inserted * | 23/2011, ss. 1(10), 54(c) |
| S. 14(4) repealed with transitional provisions | 2/1999, s. 197, schedule 6, col. 3 |
| S. 18 transfer of functions and references construed | S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3, schedule 1 |
| S. 19(1) transfer of functions and references construed | S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3, schedule 1 |
| S. 20(1) transfer of functions and references construed | S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3, schedule 1 |
| S. 24A inserted | 32/2013, s. 25(b) |
| S. 26(3)(a) amended | 64/2015, ss. 1(2), 52(b)(i) |
| S. 26(3)(b) substituted | 32/2013, s. 25(c) |
| 14/2008, ss. 1(2), 78(a) | |
| S. 26(3)(b) amended | 64/2015, ss. 1(2), 52(b)(ii) |
| 6/2007, s. 3(4) | |
| S. 26(3)(c) inserted | 64/2015, ss. 1(2), 52(b)(iii) |
| S. 26(3)(d) inserted | 64/2015, s. 57A(b) (as inserted by 46/2022, ss. 1(5), 48) |
| S. 26(3A) inserted | 14/2008, ss. 1(2), 78(b) |
| S. 26(3B) inserted | 23/2011, s. 3(a) |
| S. 26(8) inserted | 23/2011, s. 3(b) |
| S. 27 application extended | 18/2001, ss. 1(2), 35(2) |
| 12/1992, ss. 1(2), 14C(7) (as inserted by 2/2017, ss. 1(2), 36 | |
| 12/1992, ss. 1(2), 19A (as inserted by 2/2017, ss. 1(2), 39 | |
| S. 27(1) substituted | 32/2013, s. 25(d)(i) |
| S. 27(2) amended | 32/2013, s. 25(d)(ii) |
| S. 27(2) transfer of functions and references construed | S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3, schedule 1 |
| S. 27(2)(a) amended | 18/2014, ss. 1(2), 54 |
| S. 28(2) amended | 32/2013, s. 25(e)(i) |
| S. 28(2A) inserted | 32/2013, s. 25(e)(ii) |
| S. 28(3) substituted | 18/2001, ss. 1(2), 24 |
| S. 28(3A) inserted | 64/2015, ss. 1(2), 52(c) |
| S. 28(3B) inserted | 64/2015, s. 57A(c) (as inserted by 46/2022, ss. 1(5), 48) |
| S. 28(5)(b) amended | 40/1997, ss. 1(2), 13(a) |
| S. 28(5)(c) amended | 40/1997, ss. 1(2), 13(b) |
| S. 28(5)(d) inserted | 40/1997, ss. 1(2), 13(c) |
| S. 28(5)(d) amended | 64/2015, ss. 1(2), 52(d)(i) |
| S. 28(5)(e) inserted | 64/2015, ss. 1(2), 52(d)(ii) |
| S. 28(5A) inserted | 18/2001, ss. 1(2), 35(3) |
| Ss. 28(5B), (5C) inserted | 2/2017, ss. 1(2), 40 |
| S. 28(5D) substituted | 24/2023, ss. 1(5), 65 |
| S. 28(5D) inserted | 6/2018, ss. 1(2), 46 |
| S. 28(5D)(a) amended | 48/2024, ss. 1(2), 99(a) |
| S. 28(5D)(b) amended | 48/2024, ss. 1(2), 99(b) |
| S. 28(5D)(c) inserted | 48/2024, ss. 1(2), 99(c) |
| S. 28(9)(c)(i) amended | 24/2010, ss. 1(2), 42 |
| 14/2008, ss. 1(2), 79(a), 79(b) | |
| S. 28(9)(c)(vi) substituted | 32/2013, s. 25(e)(iii) |
| S. 28(9)(c)(vii) inserted | 32/2013, s. 25(e)(iii) |
| S. 28(10) transfer of functions and references construed | S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3, schedule 1 |
| S. 29(2) substituted | 14/2008, ss. 1(2), 80 |
| S. 30(3) transfer of functions and references construed | S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3, schedule 1 |
| S. 30(6A) inserted | 14/2008, ss. 1(2), 81(a) |
| S. 30(7) amended | 14/2008, ss. 1(2), 81(b) |
| S. 33(7A) inserted | 64/2015, ss. 1(2), 52(e) |
| S. 33(7B) inserted | 64/2015, s. 57A(d) (as inserted by 46/2022, ss. 1(5), 48) |
| S. 33(9) transfer of functions and references construed | S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3, schedule 1 |
| S. 36A inserted * | 23/2011, ss. 1(10), 54(d) |
| S. 36B inserted * | 23/2011, ss. 1(10), 54(d) |
| S. 37(2)(fa) inserted * | 23/2011, ss. 1(10), 54(e)(i) |
| S. 37(2)(fb) inserted * | 23/2011, ss. 1(10), 54(e)(i) |
| S. 37(2)(fc) inserted | 64/2015, ss. 1(2), 52(f) |
| S. 37(2)(fd) inserted | 64/2015, s. 57A(e) (as inserted by 46/2022, ss. 1(5), 48) |
| S. 37(3) inserted * | 23/2011, ss. 1(10), 54(e)(ii) |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 2 | Civil Legal Aid Act, 1995 (Commencement) Order 1996. (S.I. No. 272 of 1996) |
| S. 11(5) | Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 (Section 11) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 237 of 2014) |
| S. 27(2)(b) | Civil Legal Aid (International Protection Appeals Tribunal) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 81 of 2017) |
| Civil Legal Aid (Refugee Appeals Tribunal) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 730 of 2005) | |
| Civil Legal Aid (Refugee Legal Service) (No. 2) Order 1999 (S.I. No. 262 of 1999) | |
| Civil Legal Aid (Refugee Legal Service) Order 1999 (S.I. No. 74 of 1999) | |
| S. 37 | Civil Legal Aid Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 248 of 2021) |
| Civil Legal Aid Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 626 of 2017) | |
| Civil Legal Aid Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 272 of 2016) | |
| Civil Legal Aid Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 346 of 2013) | |
| Civil Legal Aid Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 460 of 2006) | |
| Civil Legal Aid Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 8 of 2002) | |
| Civil Legal Aid Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 273 of 1996) |