Regulation 2: Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012;

• “certificate” means a certificate issued under the Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) Regulations 2012 ;

• “child” means an individual under the age of 18;

• “CPR” means the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 , and a reference to a Part or a rule, prefixed by “CPR”, means the Part or rule so numbered in the CPR;

• “family enactment” has the same meaning as in paragraph 12(9) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act (civil legal services);

• “family relationship” and “matter arising out of a family relationship” have the same meaning as in paragraphs 12(7) and (8) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act ;

• “family proceedings” means—

  (a)any matter which is described in any of the following paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act—

  (b)a matter arising out of a family relationship in respect of which the Director has made an exceptional case determination under section 10 of the Act (exceptional cases) and which is under—

• “legally aided party” means an individual or legal person to whom civil legal services have been made available under Part 1 of the Act (legal aid);

• “legally aided party's costs order” and “legally aided party's costs agreement” mean, respectively, an order and an agreement that another party to relevant proceedings or a relevant dispute pay all or part of the costs of the legally aided party;

• “legal aid only costs” means those costs described as such under whichever of the following contracts between the Lord Chancellor and the provider governs the provision of the civil legal services in the relevant proceedings or relevant dispute—

  • the 2010 Standard Civil Contract;

  • the 2013 Standard Civil Contract;

  • the 2013 Individual Case Contract (High Cost Civil); ...

  • the 2013 Individual Case Contract (Civil) ;

  • the 2014 Standard Civil Contract; ...

  • the 2014 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits); ...

  • the 2015 Standard Civil Contract; ...

  • the 2016 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits); ...

  • the 2018 Standard Civil Contract; or

  • the 2024 Standard Civil Contract,

• “maintenance” means money or money's worth paid towards the support of a former partner, child or other person for whose support the payer has previously been responsible or has made payments;

• “partner” means—

  (a)a legally aided party's spouse or civil partner, from whom the party is not separated due to a breakdown in the relationship which is likely to be permanent;

  (b)a person with whom the legally aided party lives as a couple; or

  (c)a person with whom the legally aided party ordinarily lives as a couple, from whom the party is not separated due to a breakdown in the relationship which is likely to be permanent;

• “provider” means a person who provides civil legal services under Part 1 of the Act;

• “relevant dispute” means a dispute in connection with which civil legal services have been made available to the legally aided party;

• “relevant proceedings” means proceedings in connection with which civil legal services have been made available to the legally aided party;

• “statutory charge” means the charge created by section 25(1) of the Act (charges on property in connection with civil services); and

• “the arrangements” means arrangements made by the Lord Chancellor under section 2(1) of the Act (arrangements).

Where in these Regulations a reference is made to a form of civil legal services, that is a reference to that form of civil legal services as defined in Part 2 of the Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) Regulations 2013 .