Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,—

• “the Act” means the Legal Aid Act 1974;

• “appropriate authority” has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 3;

• “collecting court” has the meaning assigned to it by section 32(5) of the Act;

• “costs” means, in the case of a solicitor, the fees and disbursements payable under section 37^f1 of the Act and, in the case of counsel, the fees payable under that section;

• “counsel” means counsel assigned under section 30 or 31^f2 of the Act;

• “Court of Appeal” means the criminal division of the Court of Appeal or the Courts-Martial Appeal Court as the case may be;

• “determining officer” means an officer appointed under regulation 3(3);

• “disbursements” means travelling and witness expenses and other out of pocket expenses incurred by a fee-earner in giving legal aid;

• “fee-earner” means a solicitor, a legal executive or any clerk who regularly does work for which it is appropriate to make a direct charge to a client;

• “legal aid” means legal aid given under a legal aid order;

• “legal aid order” means a legal aid order made under section 28^f3 of the Act;

• “legal executive” means a fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives;

• “proceedings in a magistrates' court” includes, for the purposes of these Regulations, proceedings in connection with an application for bail to the Crown Court after the issuing of a certificate under section 5(6A) of the Bail Act 1976^f4;

• “registrar” means the registrar of criminal appeals or the registrar of the Courts-Martial Appeal Court as the case may be;

• “the 1968 Regulations” means the Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings (General) Regulations 1968^f5;

• “solicitor” means a solicitor assigned under section 30 or 31 of the Act;

• “trial judge” means the judge who presided at the hearing at which the defendant was substantively dealt with and in respect of which the costs are payable;

• “taxing master” means a taxing master of the Supreme Court.

Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in these Regulations to a Schedule by number means the Schedule so numbered to these Regulations and any reference to a paragraph of a Schedule by number means the paragraph so numbered in that Schedule.