PART 1GENERAL
Interpretation2
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
“appeal panel” means an appeal panel constituted under Part 3;
“appellant” means a person who brings an appeal to an appeal panel under Part 2;
“applicant” means an individual who applies for civil legal services;
“civil legal services” has the meaning given by Article 10 of the Order;
“decision notice” has the meaning given by regulation 28;
“the Department” means the Department of Justice;
“the Director” means the Director of Legal Aid Casework designated by the Department under section 2 of the Legal Aid and Coroners’ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 20142;
“list” means a list of persons appointed by the Department under regulation 12 or 13;
“the Order” means the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003;
“other member” means a person appointed by the Department to the list of persons to act as other members of the appeal panels under regulation 13;
“out of jurisdiction appeal” means an appeal brought against a decision prescribed in regulation 5 and the Schedule as a decision against which no appeal lies;
“presiding member” means a person appointed by the Department to the list of persons to act as presiding members of the appeal panels under regulation 12;
“relevant decision” means a Director’s decision as referred to in regulation 4.