Regulation 6 Amendment of the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations 1989

After regulation 36 there shall be inserted the following new regulation—

“Computation of time

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(1)

Where, under these Regulations, an act is required to be done within a specified period after or from a specified date, the period of time so fixed starts immediately after that date.

(2)

The period within which an act is required or authorised to be done under these Regulations may, if the Area Director thinks fit, be extended and any such period may be extended although the application for extension is not made until after the expiration of the period.”