# The Civil Legal Aid (General) (Amendment) Regulations 1994, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement and transitional provisions


(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Legal Aid (General) (Amendment) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 25th February 1994.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3) below, these Regulations apply to proceedings in respect of which a legal aid certificate is granted on or after 25th February 1994.
(3) Where a legal aid certificate was granted before 25th February 1994 to an assisted person whose solicitor represents any other assisted person in the same proceedings under a legal aid certificate granted on or after 25th February 1994, the provisions of these Regulations shall not apply as regards the costs payable under the later certificate.
(4) Proceedings in respect of which a legal aid certificate was issued before 25th February 1994 shall be treated as if these Regulations had not been made notwithstanding any amendment issued under Part VII on or after that date.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/229/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-legal-aid-general-amendment-regulations-1994/regulation-1
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