The Civil Legal Aid (Preliminary Proceedings) Regulations 2013

• Citation: S.I. 2013/265
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Legal Aid (Preliminary Proceedings) Regulations 2013 and come into force on 1st April 2013.

(2) In these Regulations “ the Act ” means the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.

Section 2 Welfare Benefits

For the purposes of paragraph 5 of Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the Act, proceedings for permission to appeal in accordance with section 11(4)(a) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 are not to be regarded as preliminary to proceedings described in paragraph 8 (appeals relating to welfare benefits) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act.