Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Legal Aid Act 1988;

• any reference to a section by number alone means the section so numbered in the Act;

• any reference to a person appearing or being brought before a magistrates' court includes a person appearing or being brought before a justices' clerk acting under section 50 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998^f1 (early administrative hearings).