Waiver of eligibility limits and contributions in certain inquestsN.I.
8.—(1) Where an application is made for a relevant determination, the Director may, if the Director considers it equitable to do so, do one or both of the following—
(a)disapply the eligibility limits in regulation 6 in respect of the application; and
(b)waive all or part of any contribution payable under Part 3.
(2) In considering whether to disapply the eligibility limits under paragraph (1), the Director must have regard in particular to any applicable rights under Article 2 of the Human Rights Convention.
(3) In this regulation—
“the Human Rights Convention” has the meaning given to “the Convention” by section 21(1) of the Human Rights Act 1998 M1; and
“relevant determination” is a determination under—
Article 12A(2)(a) of the Order; or
Article 12A(4)(c) of the Order, to the extent that it relates to services consisting of representation in proceedings at an inquest under the Coroners (Northern Ireland) Act 1959 M2 into the death of a member of the family of the individual who has made the application.