The Civil Legal Aid (General) Regulations 1989

means a Commons Commissioner appointed under section 17(1) of the Commons Registration Act 1965.

means an affidavit which includes the matters specified in Schedule 2 and which is sworn by a person in support of his application for an order under section 18 of the Act;

includes a person to whom a certificate has been issued on a form of undertaking given under paragraph (2).

means the area committee in whose area an application for a certificate has been granted or refused and includes an area committee to whose area an application has been transferred under these Regulations;

means an area committee appointed by the Board in accordance with regulation 4;

means an Area Director appointed by the Board in accordance with regulation 4 and includes any person duly authorised to act on his behalf;

means an assessment of costs with a view to ensuring that the amounts of costs to be allowed are those which would be allowed on a taxation on the standard basis under rules of court.

means a person authorised by the Secretary of State to assess the disposable income, disposable capital and maximum contribution of the person concerned;

means a person in respect of whom a certificate issued under these Regulations is in force and, for the purposes of Part XI only, includes a person in respect of whom a certificate has been, but is no longer, in force;

means proceedings in a magistrates' court for which legal aid is available by virtue of Part I of Schedule 2 to the Act;

means a legal aid certificate issued in accordance with these Regulations (or any regulations revoked by these Regulations) and includes an amendment to a certificate issued under Part VII and, unless the context otherwise requires, an emergency certificate;

means the contribution payable under section 16(1) of the Act in respect of the costs of representation;

includes (a) in relation to proceedings tried or heard at first instance by a master or taxing master of the Supreme Court, a registrar of the Family Division of the High Court, a district registrar or the registrar of a county court, that master or registrar;

means a certificate issued under Part III of these Regulations;

means the convention defined in section 12(1) of that Act.

means the legal aid fund;

means the convention defined in section 1(1) of the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 and the “European Convention” means the convention defined in section 12(1) of that Act.

has the same meaning as in the Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders (Hague Convention Countries) Order 1979 and “the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972” means that Act as applied with such exceptions, adaptations and modifications as are specified in the said 1979 Order.

means representation under Part IV of the Act;

has the meaning assigned by regulation 4(1);

means the taxation of a solicitor’s bill to his own client where that bill is to be paid out of the fund.

means a fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives;

means– (a) any proceedings with respect to which rules may be made under section 50 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973;

means the amount assessed by the assessment officer as the maximum amount which an assisted person may be liable to pay on account of his contribution;

means a person who, by reason of mental disorder within the meaning of the Mental Health Act 1983, is incapable of managing and administering his property and affairs;

means the registrar of the county court in which the proceedings were tried or determined or from which the appeal was brought.

means a certificate issued to replace an emergency certificate which is still in force.

means the Legal Aid Act 1988;

means the Employment Appeal Tribunal established under section 135(1) of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978;

means the Court established by section 1 of the Restrictive Practices Court Act 1976, and • “the proper officer of the Court” shall have the same meaning as in the Restrictive Practices Court Rules 1976.

means that Act as applied with such exceptions, adaptations and modifications as are specified in the said 1979 Order.

means the registrar of the Appeal Tribunal and includes any officer of the Appeal Tribunal authorised to act on behalf of the registrar.

means the Lands Tribunal established by section 1(1)(b) of the Lands Tribunal Act 1949 and • “the registrar” means the registrar of the tribunal.