Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8 E+W Costs in criminal cases: service courts

Part 1 E+W Appeals from Court Martial

Witnesses' expenses E+W

4 (1) Section 33 (witnesses' expenses) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (1) at the end insert “ , subject to subsection (3) and regulations under section 33B (1)(d) ”.

(3) At the end insert—

“(3) Sums ordered to be paid out of money provided by Parliament under subsection (1) may not include sums in respect of expert witness costs (as defined in section 31A), unless regulations made by the Lord Chancellor provide otherwise.”