# The Civil Legal Aid (General) Regulations 1989, Regulation 77: Discharge on the merits


The Area Director shall discharge a certificate from such date as he considers appropriate where, as a result of information which has come to his knowledge, he considers that–
(a) the assisted person no longer has reasonable grounds for taking, defending or being a party to the proceedings, or for continuing to do so; or
(b) the assisted person has required the proceedings to be conducted unreasonably so as to incur an unjustifiable expense to the fund; or
(c) it is unreasonable in the particular circumstances that the assisted person should continue to receive legal aid.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/339/regulation/77 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-legal-aid-general-regulations-1989/regulation-77
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