Regulation 54 Procedure on issue of amendment
Where an Area Director amends a certificate, he shall send two copies of the amendment to the assisted person’s solicitor and one copy to the assisted person.
A solicitor who receives an amendment sent to him under paragraph (1) shall forthwith–
if proceedings have begun or otherwise upon their commencement, send a copy of the amendment by post to the appropriate court office or registry, and
except in the case of an amendment made under regulation 52, serve notice of the fact upon all other parties to the proceedings, and, if any other person becomes a party to the proceedings, serve similar notice upon that person.
The copy of the amendment sent to the appropriate court office or registry shall form part of the papers for the court in the proceedings.
Paragraphs (2) and (3) shall not apply to authorised summary proceedings, and, where an assisted person is a party to such proceedings, his solicitor shall, before or at the first hearing that takes place after the amendment has been issued, file the amendment with the clerk to the justices.