The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration etc.) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015

Substitution of Regulation 7 of the Amending Regulations

4.  For regulation 7 of the Amending Regulations, substitute—

“7.   In regulation 5(2) (interpretation) of the Criminal Legal Aid (Financial Resources) Regulations 2013(1)—

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

““2010 Standard Crime Contract” and “2015 Duty Provider 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;”;

(b) for the definition of “duty solicitor” substitute—

““Duty Lawyer has the meaning given in the relevant contract;”;

(c) in the definition of “relevant advice and assistance”, in sub-paragraph (b), for the words from “by a duty solicitor” to the end of sub-paragraph (b) substitute “at court by a Duty Lawyer acting in accordance with the relevant contract;”, and

(d) at the appropriate place insert—

““relevant contract” means whichever of the 2010 Standard Crime Contract or 2015 Duty Provider Contract governs the provision of advice and assistance made available under section 15 of the Act, for which remuneration is claimed;”.”.

(1)

S.I. 2013/471, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.