The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

PART 1GENERAL

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2015.

(2) These Regulations come into force for the purposes of—

(a)Part 2 on 1st July 2015, and

(b)Part 3 on 11th January 2016.

(3) In these Regulations, “the Criminal Remuneration Regulations” means the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013(1).

Transitional provisions

2.—(1) The amendments made by Part 2 of these Regulations apply to matters in which a relevant determination is made on or after 1st July 2015.

(2) The amendments made by Part 3 of these Regulations apply to matters in which a relevant determination is made on or after 11th January 2016.

(3) In this regulation a “relevant determination” means a determination made under section 13 (advice and assistance for individuals in custody), 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.