In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “appeal panel” means an appeal panel constituted under Part 3;

• “appellant” means an individual 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;

• “representation (higher courts)” has the meaning given by regulation 2 of the Civil Legal Services (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20153;

• “secretary to the appeal panels” has the meaning given by regulation 21;

• “supplier” means any person or other body who provides civil legal services funded by the Department to an individual.