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Regulation 2 Interpretation

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In these Regulations—

  • “the Act” means the Access to Justice Act 1999;

  • “the Commission” means the Legal Services Commission established under section 1 of the Act;

  • “relevant proceedings” means criminal proceedings which—

    1. (a)

      are mentioned in section 12(2)(a) to (f) of the Act; and

    2. (b)

      are in a magistrates’ court;

  • “representation authority” means the Commission or a court officer or other person to whom the Commission, in accordance with section 3(4) of the Act, has delegated its functions under paragraph 2A of Schedule 3 to the Act;

  • “representation order” means a document granting a right to representation under section 14 of the Act.