The Criminal Legal Aid (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Year | 2024 |
| Citation | SI 2024/58 |
2024 No. 58
Legal Aid And Advice, England And Wales
The Criminal Legal Aid (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Made 16th January 2024
Laid before Parliament 18th January 2024
Coming into force 10th February 2024
The Lord Chancellor makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 14(h), 41(1)(a) and (b) and 41(2)(a) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 20121.
Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Legal Aid (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2024.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 10th February 2024.
(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
Amendment to the Criminal Legal Aid (General) Regulations 2013
2.—(1) The Criminal Legal Aid (General) Regulations 20132are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 9 (criminal proceedings)—
(a)
(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (uf)3omit “and”;
(b)
(b) after sub-paragraph (uf) insert—
“
(ug)
(ug) proceedings under sections 21, 28 or 29 of the Public Order Act 20234in relation to a serious disruption prevention order; and
Mike Freer
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
16th January 2024
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Criminal Legal Aid (General) Regulations 2013 ( S.I. 2013/9) in order to specify proceedings relating to a Serious Disruption Prevention Order under sections 21, 28 or 29 of the Public Order Act 2023 (c. 15)as criminal proceedings for the purposes of section 14(h) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10).
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.
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