# The Legal Aid (Prescribed Panels) Regulations 1999, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations:
“the Act” means the Legal Aid Act 1988;
“authorised litigator” has the meaning given in section 119(1) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990;
“clinical negligence claim” means a claim for damages in respect of an alleged breach of duty of care committed in the course of the provision of clinical or medical services (including dental or nursing services);
“Clinical Negligence Franchise Panel” has the meaning given in regulation 3.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/166/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-prescribed-panels-regulations-1999/regulation-2
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