“General Regulations” means the Civil Legal Aid (General) Regulations 1989;

“legal aid area” means an area specified by the Board under regulation 4(1) of the General Regulations and “legal aid area 1” means the area so numbered by the Board;

“prescribed rate” means the fee or hourly rate specified in the Schedule to these Regulations corresponding to the relevant item or class of work, the level of court and the location of the solicitor’s office;

“relevant authority” means the Area Director in the case of an assessment and the taxing officer in the case of a taxation;