Regulation 71 Criteria for determinations in relation to the 2007 Hague Convention

(1)

For the purposes of a determination for any form of civil legal services in relation to any matter described in paragraph 18(3A) (applications under Article 10 of the 2007 Hague Convention^f1), to the extent that it—

(a)

does not relate to an application under Article 10(1)(a) or (b) of the 2007 Hague Convention; and

(b)

is an application by a creditor under the 2007 Hague Convention concerning maintenance obligations arising from a parent-child relationship towards a person under the age of 21,

the general merits criteria do not apply and paragraph (2) applies.

(2)

The individual may qualify for civil legal services only if the Director is satisfied that the application is not manifestly unfounded.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: The 2007 Hague Convention is defined in paragraph 18(5) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act (as inserted by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Amendment of Schedule 1) Order 2012 to mean the Convention on the international recovery of child support and other forms of family maintenance concluded at The Hague on 23 November 2007 (OJ No L 192, 22.7.11, p 51-70).