15(1)Civil legal services provided to a child in relation to family proceedings—
(a)where the child is, or proposes to be, the applicant or respondent;
(b)where the child is made a party to the proceedings by a court under rule 16.2 of the Family Procedure Rules;
(c)where the child is a party to the proceedings and is conducting, or proposes to conduct, the proceedings without a children’s guardian or litigation friend in accordance with rule 16.6 of the Family Procedure Rules.
(2)Sub-paragraph (1) is subject to the exclusions in Parts 2 and 3 of this Schedule.
(3)For the purposes of this paragraph—
(a)proceedings are family proceedings if they relate to a matter arising out of a family relationship,
(b)there is a family relationship between two individuals if they are associated with each other, and
(c)“associated” has the same meaning as in Part 4 of the Family Law Act 1996 (see section 62 of that Act).
(4)For the purposes of this paragraph—
(a)matters arising out of a family relationship include matters arising under a family enactment, and
(b)(subject to paragraph (a)) the Lord Chancellor may by regulations make provision about when matters arise out of a family relationship.
(5)In this paragraph—
“child” means a person under the age of 18;
“family enactment” has the meaning given in paragraph 12.