{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-amendment-rules-2015-revoked/schedule",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-amendment-rules-2015-revoked/schedule.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2015/548",
  "legislation_title": "The Court of Protection (Amendment) Rules 2015 (revoked)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-amendment-rules-2015-revoked",
  "path": "schedule",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": null,
  "heading": null,
  "text": "“PART 17\nLITIGATION FRIENDS AND RULE 3A REPRESENTATIVES\nSECTION 1 – LITIGATION FRIENDS\nWho may act as a litigation friend\n140. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nRequirement for a litigation friend\n141. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nLitigation friend without a court order\n142. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nLitigation friend by court order\n143. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nCourt’s power to prevent a person from acting as a litigation friend or to bring an end to an appointment of a person as a litigation friend or to appoint another one\n144. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nAppointment of litigation friend by court order – supplementary\n145. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nProcedure where appointment of a litigation friend comes to an end for a child\n145A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nPractice direction in relation to litigation friends\n146. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nSECTION 2 – RULE 3A REPRESENTATIVES\nInterpretation\n146A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nWho may act as a rule 3A representative for P\n147. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nRule 3A representative by court order\n148. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nApplication by rule 3A representative or by P for directions\n148A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nCourt’s power to prevent a person from acting as a rule 3A representative or to bring an end to an appointment of a person as a rule 3A representative or appoint another one\n148B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nAppointment of rule 3A representative by court order – supplementary\n148C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nPractice direction in relation to rule 3A representatives\n149. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .”",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": "repealed",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Rules revoked (1.12.2017) by The Court of Protection Rules 2017 (S.I. 2017/1035), rule 24.6(1), Sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/548/schedule",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:44:19.107228+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."
}