Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Legal Aid (Family Relationship) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 1st April 2013.

Matters arising out of a family relationship

2. —(1) For the purposes of paragraph 12(8)(b) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012(“the Act”), an application for an order under section 14 of the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996( 2 ) is a matter arising out of a family relationship where—

(a) there is a family relationship between A and B (who are defined in paragraph 12(1) of Schedule 1 to the Act); and

(b) the property which is the subject of the application is or includes property which is or was occupied by A and B as their home.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph 14(8)(b) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act, an application for an order under section 14 of the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 is a matter arising out of a family relationship where—

(a) the property which is the subject of the application is or includes property which is or was occupied by the individuals between whom there is a dispute as their home; and

(b) there is a family relationship between those individuals.