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SCHEDULES

Section 2

X1SCHEDULE 2U.K. Amendments of Enactments Relating to Determination of Expenses Etc.

Editorial Information

X1The text of Sch. 2, except as specified, does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

Part I E+W England and Wales

Coroners Act 1887E+W

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Welsh Courts Act 1942E+W

2The following subsections shall be substituted for section 3(1) of the M1Welsh Courts Act 1942 (provisions as to interpreters):—

(1)The Lord Chancellor may make rules as to the provision and employment of interpreters of the Welsh and English languages for the purposes of proceedings before courts in Wales.

(1A)The interpreters shall be paid, out of the same fund as the expenses of the court are payable, such remuneration in respect of their services as the Lord Chancellor may determine.

(1B)The Lord Chancellor’s powers under subsections (1) and (1A) above shall be exercised with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service..

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Coroners Act 1954E+W

3In section 1(1) of the M2Coroners Act 1954 for the words “prescribed by rules to be made under this subsection (by statutory instrument) by the Secretary of State” there shall be substituted “ determined by the Secretary of State with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service ”.

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Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1973E+W

4In section 17 of the M3Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1973 (power to make regulations about costs)—

(a)in paragraph (a) of subsection (1), for the words “and the conditions under which such costs may be allowed” there shall be substituted the words “ , circumstances in which and conditions under which such costs may be allowed and expenses which may be included in such costs ”; and

(b)the following subsection shall be inserted after that subsection:—

(IA)Regulations under this section may provide that rates or scales of allowances payable out of central funds under this Act shall be determined by the Secretary of State with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service..

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Administration of Justice Act 1973E+W

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Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973E+W

6In paragraph 13(1) of Schedule 3 to the M4Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 (travelling and subsistence allowances for members of probation and after-care committees and case committees)—

(a)in paragraph (a), for the words “the prescribed rates” there shall be substituted the words “ rates determined by the Secretary of State with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service ” ; and

(b)in paragraph (b), for the words “the prescribed rate” there shall be substituted the words “ a rate determined by the Secretary of State with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service ”.

Marginal Citations

Juries Act 1974E+W

7E+WIn section 19 of the M5Juries Act 1974 (payment for jury service) for the words “the prescribed rates” there shall be substituted the words “ rates determined by the Lord Chancellor with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service ”.

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Part II S Scotland

Juries Act 1949S

8SIn section 24(1) of the M6Juries Act 1949 (payment in respect of jury service in Scotland) for the words “prescribed scales” there shall be substituted the words “ scales determined by the Secretary of State with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service, ”.

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District Courts (Scotland) Act 1975S

9SIn section 17 of the M7District Courts (Scotland) Act 1975—

(a)the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (5):—

(5A)Allowances payable under this section shall be paid at rates determined by the Secretary of State with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service. ; and

(b)the following paragraph shall be substituted for paragraph (7)(a):—

(a)for prescribing the forms to be used and the particulars to be provided for the purpose of claiming payment of allowances ;.

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Part III U.K.

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