The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (Version in vigour from 2015-07-01 to )

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Coming into Force01 July 2015
commencementStatusPartially commenced
The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

Statutory Instruments

2015 No. 1369

Legal Aid And Advice, England And Wales

The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration

etc.

) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

Made

9th June 2015

Laid before Parliament

10th June 2015

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Lord Chancellor makes these Regulations

(1)

in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(3), 13(4) and (5), 15(9), 18(3) and (4), 21(2) and 41(1) to (3) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012

(2)

.

PART 1: GENERAL
1: Citation, commencement and interpretation
  • (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

    (3)

    .

    Commencement Information

  • I1

  • Reg. 1 in force at made date, see reg. 1

  • 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation
  • (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

    V1

    1st April 2016.

  • (3)

    In these Regulations, “the

    Criminal Remuneration Regulations

    ” means the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013

    (3)

    .

    Amendments (Textual)

  • V1

  • Reg. 1(2)(b) words substituted (1.10.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration etc.) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/2049) reg. 2(a).
  • Commencement Information

  • I1

  • Reg. 1 in force at made date, see reg. 1
  • 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation

    (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)

    V1

    ................................................

    (3)

    In these Regulations, “the

    Criminal Remuneration Regulations

    ” means the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013

    (3)

    .

    Amendments (Textual)

  • V1

  • Reg. 1(2)(b) revoked (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313) reg. 2(a)(i).
  • Commencement Information

  • I1

  • Reg. 1 in force at made date, see reg. 1
  • 2: Transitional provisions
  • (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.

    Commencement Information

  • I2

  • Reg. 2 in force at made date, see reg. 1

  • 2: Transitional provisions
  • (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

    V1

    1st April 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.

    Amendments (Textual)

  • V1

  • Reg. 2(2) words substituted (1.10.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration etc.) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/2049) reg. 2(b).
  • Commencement Information

  • I2

  • Reg. 2 in force at made date, see reg. 1
  • 2: Transitional provisions

    (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)

    V1

    ..................................

    (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.

    Amendments (Textual)

  • V1

  • Reg. 2(2) revoked (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313) reg. 2(a)(i).
  • Commencement Information

  • I2

  • Reg. 2 in force at made date, see reg. 1
  • PART 2: AMENDMENTS COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST JULY 2015
    3: Amendments to the Criminal Remuneration Regulations
  • (1)

    The

    Criminal Remuneration Regulations

    are amended as follows.

  • (2)

    Schedule 2 (litigators’ graduated fee scheme) is amended as set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

  • (3)

    Schedule 3 (proceedings in the Court of Appeal) is amended as set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

  • (4)

    Schedule 4 (rates payable for the claims specified in regulation 8) is amended as set out in Schedule 3 to these Regulations.

    Commencement Information

  • I3

  • Reg. 3 in force at 1.7.2015, see reg. 1(2)(a)

  • PART 3: AMENDMENTS COMING INTO FORCE ON 11TH JANUARY 2016
    4: Amendments to the Criminal Legal Aid (General) Regulations 2013
  • (1)

    The Criminal Legal Aid (General) Regulations 2013

    (4)

    are amended as follows.

  • (2)

    In regulation 2

    (5)

    (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...

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