# The Legal Aid (Functions) Order 2000, Article 2: Interpretation


In this Order, unless the context requires otherwise:
“the Act” means the Legal Aid Act 1988;
“the Board” means the Legal Aid Board;
“the Commission” means the Legal Services Commission established under section 1 of the Access to Justice Act 1999; and
“costs” means, in the case of a solicitor, the fees and disbursements payable under section 25 of the Act and, in the case of counsel, the fees payable under that section.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1929/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-functions-order-2000/article-2
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