SCHEDULEE+WConsequential amendments to secondary legislation

PART 2E+W

Amendment of the Court of Protection Rules 2007E+W

17.  In the Court of Protection Rules 2007(1)—

(a)in rule 6 (interpretation) for the definition of “LSC funded client” substitute—

“legally aided person” means a person to whom civil legal services (within the meaning of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012) have been made available under arrangements made for the purposes of Part 1 of that Act);;

(b)for the heading to rule 151 (LSC funded clients) substitute “Legally aided persons”;

(c)in paragraph (1) of rule 151, for “who is an LSC funded client is revoked or discharged” substitute “who is a legally aided person is revoked or withdrawn”;

(d)in paragraph (1)(a) of rule 151, for “under regulation 4 of the Community Legal Services (Costs) Regulations 2000” substitute “under regulation 24 or 41 of the Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) Regulations 2012”; and

(e)for paragraph (2) of rule 151 substitute—

(2) In this rule, “certificate” means a certificate issued under the Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) Regulations 2012..

Commencement Information

I1Sch. para. 17 in force at 1.4.2013, see reg. 1