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

Amendments to the Criminal Legal Aid (General) Regulations 2013

4.—(1) The Criminal Legal Aid (General) Regulations 2013(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(2) (interpretation)—

(a) in the appropriate place, insert—

““relevant contract” means whichever of the 2015 Duty Provider Crime Contract or the 2015 Own Client Crime Contract governs the provision of advice and assistance made available under sections 13 or 15 of the Act, for which remuneration is claimed;”;

(b) in the definition of “Unit of Work”, for “1.5 of Part A of the Specification to the 2010 Standard Crime Contract” substitute “1.1 of the Standard Terms to the relevant contract”, and

(c) for the definition of “2010 Standard Crime Contract” substitute—

““2015 Duty Provider Crime Contract” and “2015 Own Client Crime Contract” mean the contracts so named between the Lord Chancellor and a provider of advice and assistance or representation made available under sections 13, 15 or 16 of the Act.”.

(3) In each of the following, for “2010 Standard Crime Contract” substitute “relevant contract”—

(a) regulation 8(b) (applications);

(b) regulation 11(3) (general);

(c) regulation 14 (applications), in both places it occurs;

(d) regulation 15(1)(b) (determinations);

(e) regulation 16(e)(ii) (withdrawal), and

(f) regulation 17(b) (appeal).

(1)

S.I. 2013/9.

(2)

Amended by S.I. 2013/2790.