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1. These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration and Statutory Charge) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 and come into force on 1st November 2016.
2.—(1) The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)(2)—
(a)in the definition of “the relevant contract”, for “or the 2015 Standard Civil Contract” substitute “, the 2015 Standard Civil Contract or the 2016 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits)”, and
(b)in the definition beginning “the 2010 Standard Civil Contract”—
(i)after ““the 2010 Standard Civil Contract”,” insert ““the 2010 Standard Crime Contract”,”, and
(ii)for “and “the 2015 Standard Civil Contract”” substitute “, “the 2015 Standard Civil Contract” and “the 2016 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits)””.
(3) In Part 1 of Schedule 1 (Civil Standard and Graduated Fees)—
(a)in paragraph 2A (Legal help and help at court)(3), after “the 2014 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits)” insert “or the 2016 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits)”, and
(b)at the end of the heading for Table 7 (Standard Fee)(4) insert “and 2016 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits)”.
3. In regulation 2(1) of the Civil Legal Aid (Statutory Charge) Regulations 2013 (interpretation)(5), in the definition of “legal aid only costs”—
(a)in sub-paragraph (f) omit “or”, and
(b)at the end of sub-paragraph (g) insert—
“or
the 2016 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits);”.
Sir Oliver Heald QC
Minister of State
Ministry of Justice
7th October 2016
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