Regulation 46 Scope of certificates

(1)

A certificate may be issued in respect of the whole or part of proceedings and may be extended to cover appellate proceedings other than those mentioned in paragraph (2).

(2)

A certificate shall not be extended to cover proceedings in the House of Lords or on appeal from a magistrates' court.

(3)

A certificate shall not relate to more than one action, cause or matter exept in the case of–

(a)

authorised summary proceedings; or

(b)

matrimonial proceedings; or

(c)

proceedings under the Guardianship of Minors Act 1971^f1or the Guardianship Act 1973^f2and proceedings under the Domestic Violence and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1976^f3;

(d)

an application for a grant of representation which is necessary to enable the action, which is the subject matter of the certificate, to be brought;

(e)

an application under section 33 of the Supreme Court Act 1981^f4 or section 52 of the County Courts Act 1984^f5 and subsequent court proceedings; or

(f)

proceedings which, under the Act, may be taken to enforce or give effect to any order or agreement made in the proceedings to which the certificate relates; and, for the purposes of this sub-paragraph, proceedings to enforce or give effect to an agreement or order shall include proceedings in bankruptcy or to wind-up a company.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1971 c. 3.
f2: 1973 c. 29.
f3: 1976 c. 50.
f4: 1981 c. 54.
f5: 1984 c. 28.