“ 61. —(1) An individual applying for family mediation must attend the mediator’s premises in person unless— 

(a) the proposed mediator decides that attendance in person is not necessary in accordance with the mediator’s arrangement with the Lord Chancellor under section 2(1) of the Act; or 

(b) the individual— 

(iii) authorises another person to attend on their behalf. 

(2) An individual applying for family mediation must also— 

(a) complete the application form specified by the Lord Chancellor; and 

(i) resides, or is present, in the European Union; 

(ii) cannot attend in person for good reason; and 

(b) provide any additional information and documents requested by the Director in order to make a determination in relation to the application.” 

8.  In Schedule 1 (Supporting Documents: Domestic Violence)— 

(a) In paragraph 14, after “they are providing”, insert “, or have provided,”; 

(b) In paragraph 15, after “they are providing”, insert “, or have provided,”; 

(c) In paragraph 17, in sub-paragraph (2), for “England and Wales”, substitute “the United Kingdom”; 

(d) In paragraph 20, for “under paragraph 289B of the Immigration Rules”, substitute “as a victim of domestic violence”. 

## Transitional provision 

9. —(1) The amendments made by regulations 4 and 5 do not apply to an application for Gateway Work on which a determination is made before the coming into force date. 

(2) For the purposes of this regulation, “determination” means a determination as described in Section 2 of the Specification to the 2013 Civil Legal Advice Contract and Section 2 of the Specification to the 2018 Civil Legal Advice Contract. 

10. —(1) The amendments made by regulation 8 do not apply to an application for civil legal services that is made before the coming into force date. 

(2) For the purposes of this regulation, an application is to be treated as being made before the coming into force date if the application is— 

(a) for Controlled Work and the application is signed and dated before the coming into force date; 

(b) for Licensed Work, other than an application for emergency representation, and the application is— 

(i) signed and dated before the coming into force date and received by the Director by 5.00 pm on the seventh day after the coming into force date, or 

(ii) submitted through the Client and Cost Management System before the coming into force date; 

(c) for emergency representation and the application–— 

(i) results in a determination being made by a provider before the coming into force date and that determination is notified to the Director within five working days of the determination, 

(ii) is emailed or faxed to, and received by, the Director before the coming into force date, or 

(iii) is submitted through the Client and Cost Management System before the coming into force date. 

