The Civil Legal Aid (Connected Matters) Regulations 2013

• Citation: S.I. 2013/451
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

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

Section 2 Citation, commencement and interpretation

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

Section 3 Connected matters

For the purposes of paragraph 46(1) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act—

(a) the prescribed civil legal services are services provided in relation to the identification of a proposed defendant or respondent; and

(b) the prescribed circumstances are circumstances in which both of the following conditions are met—

(i) the individual qualifies for civil legal services described in any of paragraphs 1 to 45 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act; and

(ii) the services prescribed in paragraph (a) are provided in connection with the provision of services referred to in sub-paragraph (b)(i).

Section 4 Connected matters

The civil legal services prescribed in regulation 3(a) are not subject to the exclusions in paragraphs 11, 13 or 14 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act.