{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-legal-aid-general-regulations-1989/regulation-51",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-legal-aid-general-regulations-1989/regulation-51.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1989/339",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Legal Aid (General) Regulations 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-legal-aid-general-regulations-1989",
  "path": "regulation/51",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "51",
  "heading": "Power to amend certificates",
  "text": "The Area Director may amend a certificate where in his opinion–\n(a) there is some mistake in the certificate; or\n(b) it has become desirable for the certificate to extend to\n(i) proceedings; or\n(ii) other steps; or\n(iii) subject to regulation 46(3), other proceedings; or\n(iv) proceedings which under the Act may be taken to enforce or give effect to any order or agreement made in the proceedings in respect of which the certificate was issued; or\n(v) the bringing of an interlocutory appeal; or\n(vi) proceedings in the Court of Justice of the European Communities on a reference to that Court for a preliminary ruling; or\n(vii) representation by an EEC lawyer; or\n(c) it has become desirable to add or substitute parties to the proceedings in respect of which the certificate was issued; or\n(d) it has become desirable for the certificate to extend to any steps having the same effect as a cross-action or as a reply thereto, or a cross-appeal; or\n(e) it has become desirable for the certificate not to extend to certain of the proceedings in respect of which it was issued; or\n(f) a change of solicitor should be authorised.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1991/2036",
      "affecting_title": "The Civil Legal Aid (General) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1991"
    },
    {
      "type": "am",
      "affecting": "uksi/2002/711",
      "affecting_title": "The Civil Legal Aid (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2002"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/339/regulation/51",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T15:48:43.448906+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}