The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2015

Transitional provision

10.—(1) The amendments made by the following do not apply to relevant proceedings—

(a) regulation 3;

(b) regulation 5(2), (3), (5), (7), (9), (10), (11)(b) and (e)(iii), (12)(a) and (13);

(c) regulations 6 and 8, and

(d) regulation 9(2), (3)(a)(i) and (b), in so far as paragraph (3)(b) omits new paragraph 21(5)(a) of Schedule 2 to the Criminal Remuneration Regulations as substituted by Schedule 9 to the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2015, and (5).

(2) The amendments made by regulation 5(11)(c)(iv) and (f) do not apply to proceedings in which a plea and case management questionnaire was filed.

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1), “relevant proceedings” means proceedings—

(a) which were, prior to the repeal of the applicable legislation—

(i) committed for trial under section 6 of the Magistrates’ Court Act 1980(1), or

(ii) transferred for trial under—

(aa) section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1987(2), or

(bb) section 53 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991(3),

or,

(b) in which a hearing under section 6 of the Magistrates’ Court Act 1980 was discontinued or withdrawn.

(1)

1980 c. 43. Repealed by Part 4 of Schedule 37 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003, subject to saving specified in article 5 of S.I. 2012/1320 and articles 3 and 4 of S.I. 2012/2574 and 2013/1103.

(2)

Repealed by Part 4 of Schedule 37 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003, subject to saving specified in article 5 of S.I. 2012/1320 and articles 3 and 4 of S.I. 2012/2574 and 2013/1103.

(3)

Repealed by Part 4 of Schedule 37 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003, subject to saving specified in article 5 of S.I. 2012/1320 and articles 3 and 4 of S.I. 2012/2574 and 2013/1103.