The Civil Legal Aid (Preliminary Proceedings) Regulations 2013
Paragraph 5(1)(b) of Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10) (“the Act”) provides that where a paragraph of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act describes services that consist of, or include, services provided in relation to proceedings, the description is to be treated as including services provided in relation to preliminary or incidental proceedings. Paragraph 5(3) of Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the Act provides that regulations may make provision specifying whether proceedings are, or are not, to be regarded as preliminary or incidental for the purposes of paragraph 5.