2007 No. 2444
Legal Services Commission, England and Wales
The Community Legal Service (Costs) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
Made 9th August 2007
Laid before Parliament 17th August 2007
Coming into force 1st October 2007

In exercise of the power conferred by section 10(6) of the Access to Justice Act 1999 the Lord Chancellor makes the following Regulations:
1999 c.22. Section 26 defines “regulations” as regulations made by the Lord Chancellor. The powers were transferred from the Lord Chancellor to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs Order 2003, S.I. 2003/1887, and were transferred back to the Lord Chancellor by the Transfer of Functions (Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State) Order 2005, S.I. 2005/3429.

1 Citation, commencement and interpretation
1 These Regulations may be cited as the Community Legal Service (Costs) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 1st October 2007.
2 In these Regulations a reference to a regulation by number alone is a reference to the regulation so numbered in the Community Legal Service (Costs) Regulations 2000.
S.I. 2000/441, as amended by S.I. 2003/649.

Amendments to the Community Legal Service (Costs) Regulations 2000
2 In regulation 2—
(a) after the definition of “CPR” insert—

““Director” means any Director appointed by the Commission in accordance with the Funding Code and any other person authorised to act on his behalf, except a supplier;”

;
(b) delete the definition of “Regional Director”.
3 In regulations 10, 13, 20 and 23, in all places where it appears delete “Regional”.
Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
Bridget Prentice Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Ministry of Justice 9th August 2007

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Community Legal Service (Costs) Regulations 2000 which govern the costs aspects of the provision of services funded by the Legal Services Commission.
These Regulations change the reference to those at the Legal Services Commission who are responsible for considering certain claims and applications. The changes are to reflect amendments to the Legal Services Commission Funding Code.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been made for this instrument, as it has no significant impact on the costs of businesses, charities or voluntary bodies.