Statutory Instrument 1989 No. 344

      The Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) Regulations 1989


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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1989 No. 344

LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) Regulations 1989

Made 3rd March 1989
Laid before Parliament 8th March 1989
Coming into force 1st April 1989


ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

PART I
General
1.  Citation, commencement and application
2.  Revocations
3.  Interpretation
4.  Forms
5.  Applicants reaching the age of 16
6.  Exclusion of solicitors and counsel
7.  Determination in private and in absence of legally assisted person etc.
8.  Legal aid records
9.  Area committees and powers of Area Directors
10.  General power to grant legal aid
PART II
Applications for legal aid
11.  Proceedings in magistrates' courts
12.  Notification of refusal of legal aid by a magistrates' court
13.  Determination of contribution where legal aid is refused by a magistrates' court
14.  Renewal of application
15.  Application for review
16.  Procedure on application for review
17.  Determination of review
18.  Proceedings in the Crown Court
19.  Notification of refusal of legal aid
20.  Determination of contribution where legal aid is refused
21.  Renewal of application
22.  Proceedings in the Court of Appeal or the House of Lords
PART III
Statement of means and payment of contributions
23.  Statement of means
24.  Provision of information
25.  Determination of contributions
26.  Assessment of resources and method of determining contributions
27.  Contribution orders
28.  Earlier contribution orders
29.  Payment of contributions
30.  Method of payment of contributions
31.  Change in financial circumstances
32.  Determination where no contribution previously payable
33.  Redetermination of contribution
34.  Effect of error or mistake
35.  Variation and revocation of contribution orders
36.  Refusal to pay contributions
37.  Termination of contribution period
38.  Disposal of sums received from legally assisted persons after conviction
39.  Repayment of contributions
PART IV
Legal aid orders
40.  Legal aid orders
41.  Withdrawal and revocation of legal aid orders
42.  Notes of evidence and depositions
43.  Transfer of documents
PART V
Legal representation
44.  Nature of representation
45.  Assignment of solicitor and selection of counsel
46.  Assignment of solicitor or counsel for the Court of Appeal or the House of Lords
47.  Assignment of counsel only
48.  Assignment of two counsel
49.  Assignment of one solicitor or counsel to more than one legally assisted person
50.  Amendment of legal aid orders
51.  Applications for amendment of legal aid orders etc.
52.  Renewal to area committee of application for amendment of legal aid orders etc.
53.  Consideration by area committee
PART VI
Authority to incur costs and restrictions on payment of legal representatives
54.  Powers of area committee to authorise expenditure
55.  Restriction on payment
PART VII
Care proceedings
56.  Application of Parts I to VI
57.  Interpretation
58.  Statement of means and contributions
59.  Applications for emergency orders
60.  Proceedings before a juvenile court
61.  Proceedings in the Crown Court

SCHEDULES

  1.  Regulations revoked

  2.  Forms

  3.  Determination of disposable income and disposable capital

  4.  Contributions

 

Explanatory Note


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