# The Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings (Costs) Regulations 1988, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) 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 of the Act and, in the case of counsel, the fees payable under that section;
“counsel” means counsel assigned under section 30 or 31 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 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;
“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;
“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.
(2) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/423/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-in-criminal-proceedings-costs-regulations-1988/regulation-2
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