§ 2 Clause 4, page 3, line 11, leave out from ("grants") to end of line 12 and insert ("(with or without conditions),")
§ The Minister of State, Cabinet Office (Lord Falconer of Thoroton)My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 2. It is a minor drafting change. Clause 4(2) sets out specific powers of the legal services commission. It is in almost identical terms to Section 4(2) of the Legal Aid Act 1988 about the powers of the Legal Aid Board. Clause 4(2)(b) gives the commission the power to make conditional grants. The amendment removes some unnecessary words specifying conditions as to repayment. The clause as amended will continue to permit grants which have to be repaid in certain circumstances.
§ Moved, That the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 2. —(Lord Falconer of Thoroton.)
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.