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(1) This Act may be cited as the Legal Aid Act 1982. (2) In this . Act— “legal aid fund” means the legal aid fund established under Part I of the principal Act ; “legal aid order” means an order under any provision of section 28 of the principal Act ; “legally assisted person’ means a person to whom aid is ordered to be given by a legal aid order ; “ the principal Act” means the Legal Aid Act 1974. (3) Section 1 above and Part I of the principal Act shal] have effect as if that section were contained in that Part but except as provided in subsection (7) of that section references in that Part to advice and assistance shall not include references to advice and representation provided pursuant to that section. (4) Sections 2 to 13 above and Part II of the principal Act shall have effect as if those sections were contained in that Part and in those sections “‘ regulations ” means regulations made by the Lord Chancellor under that Part. (5) This Act shall come into force on such day as may be appointed by the Lord Chancellor by an order made by statutory instrument, and different days may be appointed for different provisions. (6) This Act does not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.