Regulation 15(1)(c) does not apply where the Lord Chancellor postpones the enforcement of the statutory charge under regulation 22.
Paragraphs (3) to (6) apply where the Lord Chancellor postpones the enforcement of the statutory charge under regulation 22.
The provider may release the purchase money to the seller or the seller's representative on completion of the purchase of the purchased property and must as soon as possible provide the Lord Chancellor with sufficient information to enable the Lord Chancellor to take the steps described in regulation 22(2).
The provider may release the purchase money to a conveyancer acting for the legally aided party in the purchase of the purchased property if the provider is satisfied that adequate steps have been, or will be, taken to protect the Lord Chancellor's interests.
The steps referred to in paragraph (4) must include the securing of an undertaking from the conveyancer to—
Where the purchase of the purchased property has not been completed within 12 months after the date of the Lord Chancellor's decision to postpone enforcement of the statutory charge, or such longer period as the Lord Chancellor considers reasonable, regulation 15(1)(c) applies and the purchase money must be paid to the Lord Chancellor.
In this regulation—