The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

Transitional provision

4.—(1) The amendments made by regulation 3(3) do not apply to a determination under section 15 (advice and assistance for criminal proceedings) or section 16 (representation for criminal proceedings) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 for advice and assistance or representation for relevant criminal proceedings.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), “relevant criminal proceedings” means the following criminal proceedings whenever commenced—

(a) breach of an anti-social behaviour order under section 1(10) (anti-social behaviour orders) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998(1), and

(b) breach of a sex offender order under section 2(8)(2) (sex offender orders) of that Act.

(3) The amendments made by regulation 3(6)(c) apply to the determination of a claim for fees on or after 23rd March 2015.

(1)

Section 1(10) was amended by section 61(8) of the Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30) and is repealed by paragraph 24(a) of Schedule 11 to the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), subject to saving and transitional provisions contained in section 21 of that Act.

(2)

Section 2(8) was repealed by paragraph 38(2) of Schedule 6, and Schedule 7, to the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42).