Regulation 2 Amendment of the Costs in Criminal Cases (General) Regulations 1986.

After Part III there shall be inserted the following new Part:—

“PART IIIA

FEES OF COURT APPOINTEES

13A

Subject to the following provisions of this Part, Part III of these Regulations shall apply, with any necessary modifications, to the determination of the proper fee or costs of a court appointee.

13B

(1)

For the purposes of this Part of the Regulations:—

(a)

the reference to “solicitor” in regulation 6(3)(a) and any reference to “applicant” in Part III shall be construed as including a reference to a court appointee;

(b)

any reference to “costs” in Part III shall be construed as including a reference to the proper fee or costs of a court appointee; and

(c)

the words after paragraph (b) in regulation 7(1) shall be omitted.

13C

In this Part of the Regulations “court appointee” means a person appointed by the crown court under section 4a of the criminal procedure (insanity) act 1964^f1 to put the case for the defence.”