Article 2

After Order 38, rule 3(2) of the County Court Rules 1981^f1, there shall be inserted the following—

“(2A)

Scales 1 and 2 shall not apply to determine the amount of costs to be allowed to the extent that regulations made under the Legal Aid Act 1988^f2 determine the amount of costs payable to legal representatives in relation to proceedings to which this Order applies.”.

We, the undersigned members of the Rule Committee appointed by the Lord Chancellor under section 75 of the County Courts Act 1984^f3, having by virtue of the powers vested in us in that behalf made the foregoing Rules, do hereby certify the same under our hands and submit them to the Lord Chancellor accordingly.