# The Church of England (Legal Aid) Rules 1995, Article 14: Power to amend certificates


(1) The Commission may, either upon the application of the assisted person or of its own motion, amend any certificate issued by it where in its opinion—
(a) there is some mistake in the certificate; or
(b) it has become desirable for the certificate to extend to additional proceedings; or
(c) it has become desirable for the certificate to extend to additional stages of, or not to extend to certain stages of, the proceedings in respect of which it was issued; or
(d) there has been a material change in the financial circumstances of the assisted person;
or where the assisted person desires to change his solicitor or his solicitor withdraws from the conduct of the assisted person’s case.
(2) An application for the amendment of a certificate shall contain such information and be accompanied by such documents as the secretary considers necessary or desirable to enable the Commission to determine the application, and rules 8(1), 9 and 11(1), (4), (5) and (6) shall apply in relation to an application for the amendment of a certificate as they apply in relation to an application for legal aid.
(3) Before amending a certificate in the circumstances specified in paragraph (1)(c) or (d) so as to reduce or restrict the assisted person’s entitlement to legal aid, the Commission shall—
(a) notify the assisted person that it is considering making the amendment; and
(b) afford him an opportunity of making representations, whether in writing or orally and whether in person or by his solicitor or counsel, with respect to the proposed amendment.
(4) An amendment to a certificate shall take effect from such date as the Commission may specify, and (subject to rule 16) shall have effect in respect of costs incurred on or after that date.
(5) Where a certificate has been amended the secretary shall send notice of the amendment, specifying the date from which it takes effect, together with a copy of the notice, to the assisted person’s solicitor, and shall send a further copy of the notice to the assisted person.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/2034/article/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/church-of-england-legal-aid-rules-1995/article-14
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