{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-amendment-rules-1991/article-13",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-amendment-rules-1991/article-13.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1991/2113",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-amendment-rules-1991",
  "path": "article/13",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In rule 4.11 there shall be inserted after paragraph (2) the following paragraph—\n“(2A) Where the guardian ad litem is the Official Solicitor, paragraph 2(a) shall not require him to appoint a solicitor for the child if he intends to act as the child’s solicitor in the proceedings, unless—\n(a) the child wishes to instruct a solicitor direct; and\n(b) the Official Solicitor or the court considers that he is of sufficient understanding to do so.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2113/article/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:37:47.670074+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}