Paragraph 49 The Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) Regulations 2013

(1)

The Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) Regulations 2013^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 2 (interpretation), in the definition of “family dispute”—

(a)

in paragraph (j), for “EU”, substitute “Transitional EU arrangements”;

(b)

in paragraph (k), for “EU”, substitute “Transitional EU arrangements”.

(3)

In regulation 11 (qualifying for civil legal services), in paragraph (9) sub-paragraph (b) for “EU” (where it occurs within the parentheses), substitute “Transitional EU arrangements”.

(4)

In regulation 64 (standard criteria for determinations for full representation in relation to certain family disputes), in paragraph (2)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (d) for “EU”, substitute “Transitional EU arrangements”;

(b)

in sub-paragraph (e) for “EU”, substitute “Transitional EU arrangements”.

(5)

In regulation 65 (criteria for determinations for full representation in relation to special Children Act 1989 cases and certain cases relating to EU and international agreements)—

(a)

in the title, for “EU”, substitute “Transitional EU arrangements”;

(b)

in paragraph (2)—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (b)(i), for “EU”, substitute “Transitional EU arrangements”;

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (b)(ii), for “EU”, substitute “Transitional EU arrangements”.

(6)

In regulation 68 (criteria for determinations for full representation in relation to private law children cases and certain cases relating to EU and international agreements)—

(a)

in the title, for “EU”, substitute “Transitional EU arrangements”;

(b)

in paragraph (3)—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (b), for “EU”, substitute “Transitional EU arrangements”;

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (c), for “EU”, substitute “Transitional EU arrangements”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2013/104; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2014/131, 2015/1571, 2016/781.