The Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) (Amendment) Regulations 2001

Made26th January 2001

Coming into force19th February 2001

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 8 of the Legal Aid Act 19881, makes the following Regulations, a draft of which has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 19th February 2001.

Amendment to the Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) Regulations 19892

In regulation 9 of the Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) Regulations 19892—

a

in sub-paragraph (d), for “1991.” there shall be substituted “1991;”; and

b

after sub-paragraph (d), the following sub-paragraph shall be inserted—

e
to a person in connection with an application for a warrant of further detention, or for an extension of such a warrant, made in respect of that person to a judicial authority under paragraph 29 or 36 of Schedule 8 to the Terrorism Act 20003.

Irvine of Lairg, C.Dated 26th January 2001

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) Regulations 1989 (S.I.1989/550) so as to make assistance by way of representation available to a person in respect of whom an application is made for a warrant of further detention, or an extension of such a warrant, under Schedule 8 to the Terrorism Act 2000.