Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986;

• “the 1992 Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f1;

• “the 2011 Act” means the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011;

• “assisted person” means a person who is or has been in receipt of children’s legal aid^f2 in the proceedings or hearings in question;

• “child” has the meaning given in section 199 of the 2011 Act;

• “children’s hearing” has the meaning given in section 5 of the 2011 Act;

• “relevant person” has the meaning given in section 200 of the 2011 Act, and includes a person deemed to be a relevant person by virtue of section 81(3), 160(4)(b) or 164(3)(a) of that Act; and

• “safeguarder” means a safeguarder appointed to a child under section 30 or 31 of the 2011 Act.

In these Regulations, any reference to the applicant or the assisted person includes, unless otherwise provided, the safeguarder or other representative (other than a solicitor) of the applicant or assisted person.