2007 No. 780

legal services commission, england and wales

The Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Lord Chancellor makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 13(1) of the Access to Justice Act 19991:

Citation, commencement and transitional provisions1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Defence Service (General) (No.2) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 2nd April 2007.

2

An application for advice and assistance which is made before 2nd April 2007 is to be dealt with as if these Regulations had not been made.

Amendments to the Criminal Defence Service (General) (No.2) Regulations 20012

In regulation 5 of the Criminal Defence Service (General) (No.2) Regulations 20012—

a

in paragraph (3), for “£194” substitute “£201”;

b

in paragraph (5), for “£92” substitute “£95”.

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

Vera BairdParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Constitutional Affairs
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/1437) to provide for an increase in the financial eligibility limits for advice and assistance funded by the Legal Services Commission as part of the Criminal Defence Service.

A regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as it has no impact on businesses, charities or voluntary bodies.