# The Civil Legal Aid (General) Regulations 1989, 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 1971or the Guardianship Act 1973and proceedings under the Domestic Violence and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1976;
(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 or section 52 of the County Courts Act 1984 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/339/regulation/46 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-legal-aid-general-regulations-1989/regulation-46
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