# The Civil Legal Aid (General) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1997, Regulation 4: Amendments to the Civil Legal Aid (General) Regulations 1989


After regulation 26, there shall be inserted the following regulation:—
“Meeting with a mediator in family matters
26A Subsection (3F) of section 15 of the Act shall not apply:—
(a) where there is no recognised mediator available to the applicant or any other party to the proceedings to hold a meeting under that subsection; or
(b) where:—
(i) the applicant is likely to fulfil the conditions under which legal aid may be granted under the Act and these Regulations;
(ii) it is in the interests of justice that the applicant should, as a matter of urgency, be granted legal aid; and
(iii) an application for an emergency certificate under regulation 19 has been made.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1079/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-legal-aid-general-amendment-no-2-regulations-1997/regulation-4
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