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7.—(1) Subject to regulations 8 (applications by or on behalf of children) and 18 (matters of special urgency), an application for children’s legal aid under Part 5A of the Act(1) or under regulation 5 must be in such form as the Board may require, which may include an online form.
(2) Where the applicant resides outside the United Kingdom and is not able to be present in the United Kingdom when the application is being considered, the application, which must be in English or in French, must, subject to paragraph (3), be sworn—
(a)if the applicant resides within the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland, before any Justice of the Peace or Magistrate, or any person for the time being authorised by law, in the place where the applicant is, to administer an oath for any judicial or other legal purpose; or
(b)if the applicant resides elsewhere, before a consular officer in the service of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom, or any other person for the time being authorised to exercise the functions of such an officer or having authority to administer an oath in that place for any judicial or other legal purpose,
and must be accompanied by a statement itemising the applicant’s disposable income and disposable capital.
(3) The requirements of paragraph (2) may be waived in whole or in part by the Board where it is satisfied that compliance with them would cause serious difficulty, inconvenience or delay and the application satisfies the requirements of paragraph (1).
Part 5A was inserted by section 191 of the 2011 Act.
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