The Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (Costs) (Amendment) Regulations 1993

Interpretation

1.  In this Part of this Schedule—

• a “case” (except where the context otherwise requires) comprises proceedings relating to one or more charges or informations which are preferred or laid at the same time or which are founded on the same facts or which form or are part of a series of offences;

• “Category 1 proceedings” means proceedings of the types referred to in column 1 of the Table in paragraph 2(2), and in paragraph 2(6) and (7);

• “Category 2 proceedings” means proceedings of the type referred to in column 2 of the Table in paragraph 2(2);

• “Category 3 proceedings” means proceedings of the type referred to in column 3 of the Table in paragraph 2(2),

and references to a category or to a category by number shall be construed accordingly;

• “core costs” mean the costs relating to the classes of work specified in paragraph 4(2);

• “lower limit” and “higher limit” mean the lower and higher limits specified in the Table in paragraph 8;

• “relevant standard fee” means the fee shown in the Table in paragraph 8 which corresponds to the type of proceedings, the location and the limit within which the core costs have been allowed under this Part;

• “unassigned counsel” means counsel who is not assigned under the legal aid order but who is instructed by the solicitor.