Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973

Rules

18 (1) The Secretary of State may make rules—

(a) regulating the constitution, procedure, powers and duties of probation and after-care committees, community service committees and case committees, and the expenses which may be incurred by them and the manner in which those expenses are to be defrayed ;

(b) regulating the qualifications, manner of appointment, conditions of service and duties of probation officers and staff appointed under paragraph 10 above ;

(c) prescribing anything else which under the preceding provisions of this Schedule may be prescribed ;

and in those provisions the expression "prescribed" means prescribed by rules of the Secretary of State.

(2) Without prejudice to sub-paragraph (1) above, the Secretary of State may by rules made under this Schedule make provision as to the manner in which paragraph 13 above is to be administered, and in particular may make provision—

(a) for prescribing the rates of allowances and the forms to be used and the particulars to be provided for the purpose of claiming payment of the allowances under that paragraph; and

(b) for avoiding duplication between payments under that paragraph and under other arrangements where expenditure is incurred for more than one purpose, and otherwise for preventing abuses.

(3) Nothing in any rules made under this paragraph with respect to the constitution, procedure and functions of case committees shall apply to a case committee for an area within the inner London area, except in so far as may be determined under paragraph 5(2) above by the probation and after-care committee for that area.