# The Legal Aid Act 1988 (Modification) Regulations 2000, 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 (early administrative hearings).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2227/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-act-1988-modification-regulations-2000/regulation-2
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