28ALegal assistance under the convention

28A Legal assistance under the convention (1) A person is entitled to legal assistance if— (a) the person applies for legal assistance to obtain recognition or enforcement of a decision given in a proceeding in a contracting state in accordance with the convention; and

(b) the chief executive officer is satisfied that the person has received legal aid in accordance with the convention, article 1 for the proceeding. (2) In this section: the convention means the Convention on International Access to Justice adopted by the Fourteenth Session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law and signed at the Hague on