Legal Aid Act 1988

43 Definitions. E+W

In this Act—

• “advice ”, “assistance ” and “representation ” have the meanings assigned to them by section 2(2), (3) and (4) respectively subject, however, to the other provisions of that section;

• [F1 “authorised body ” has the meaning assigned by section 119(1) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990;]

• “the Board ” has the meaning assigned to it by section 3(1);

• “determination ”, in relation to the costs of advice or assistance or representation for the purposes of proceedings, includes taxation and assessment;

• “financial resources ”, in relation to any person, includes any valuable facility which is available to him;

• [F1 “legal representative ” means an authorised advocate or authorised litigator, as defined by section 119(1) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990;]

• “order for costs ” includes any judgment, order, decree, award or direction for the payment of the costs of one party to any proceedings by another party, whether given or made in those proceedings or not;

• “prescribed ” means prescribed by regulations made by the Lord Chancellor under this Act;

• “proceedings for contempt ” has the meaning assigned to it by section 29(1);

• “regulations ” means regulations made by the Lord Chancellor under this Act;

• “sentence ”, in relation to a person, includes any order made on his conviction of an offence;

• “solicitor ” means solicitor of the Supreme Court;

• “statutory inquiry ” has the meaning assigned to it by section 19(1) of the M1 Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971; and

• “tribunal ” includes an arbitrator or umpire, however appointed, and whether the arbitration takes place under a reference by consent or otherwise.

Textual Amendments

F1 Definitions in s. 43 inserted (1.4.1991) by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 37), s. 125(3), Sch. 18 para. 60; S.I. 1991/608, art. 2, Sch.

Marginal Citations

M1 1971 c. 62.