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Regulation 12 Form of civil legal services

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(1)

Subject to Part 3 (availability of forms of civil legal services), when determining whether an individual qualifies for civil legal services under Part 1 of the Act, the Director must apply the merits criteria which are relevant to each form of civil legal services set out in paragraph (3).

(2)

Subject to Part 3 (availability of forms of civil legal services), when determining whether a legal person qualifies for civil legal services under Part 1 of the Act by virtue of the criteria in Chapter 8 of Part 6, the Director must apply the merits criteria which are relevant to each of the forms of civil legal services set out in paragraph (3)(a) or (f).

(3)

“Form of civil legal services” means—

(a)

legal help;

(b)

help at court;

(c)

family help;

(d)

family mediation;

(e)

help with family mediation;

(f)

legal representation; and

(g)

other legal services,

which are further defined in regulations 13 to 19.