Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Pensions Act 2004;

• “advocate” means a barrister, or a solicitor who has obtained a higher courts advocacy qualification in accordance with regulations and rules of conduct of the Law Society of England and Wales or the Law Society of Northern Ireland;

• “appropriate officer” means a costs officer of the Supreme Court Costs Office;

• “assisted person” means a person in receipt of legal assistance;

• “costs judge” means—

  1. (a)

     in England and Wales, a taxing master of the Supreme Court; and

  2. (b)

     in Northern Ireland, the Master (Taxing Office);

• “legal assistance” means legal assistance in connection with proceedings which are before the Tribunal pursuant to a reference, and with regard to which a determination of the Tribunal disposing of the reference has not yet been made, and includes advice, assistance and representation for the purpose of those proceedings;

• “legal assistance order” means a document granting a right to legal assistance in respect of proceedings before the Tribunal;

• “the main hearing” means the hearing at which a decision of the Tribunal disposing of the reference is made;

• “reference” means—

  1. (a)

     in England and Wales, a reference to the Tribunal under section 96(3) or 99(7) of the Act; or

  2. (b)

     in Northern Ireland, a reference to the Tribunal under Article 91(3) or 94(7) of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005^f1;

• “the Regulator” means the Pensions Regulator established under section 1 of the Act;

• “representative” means a solicitor or an advocate; and

• “the Tribunal” means the Pensions Regulator Tribunal established under section 102 of the Act, and includes any person authorised by it to act on its behalf.