# The Costs in Criminal Cases (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2000

S.I. 2000/2094 · made 25 July 2000

These Regulations amend the Costs in Criminal Cases (General) Regulations 1986 so as to provide that the system set out in Part III for the payment of defendants' costs out of central funds should apply with any necessary modifications to the remuneration of a legal representative appointed by the court to cross-examine a witness under section 38(4) of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (for example in sexual cases).

Made under: Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Section 19, Section 20)

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## Introductory text

CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 25th July 2000
Laid before Parliament 2nd August 2000
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 19(3)(d) and (e) and 20 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Costs in Criminal Cases (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force immediately after the commencement of section 38(4) of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999.

## 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations a reference to any regulation by number alone means the regulation so numbered in the Costs in Criminal Cases (General) Regulations 1986.

## 3 Amendments to the Costs in Criminal Cases (General) Regulations 1986

For regulation 13C there shall be substituted the following:—
“13C In this Part of the Regulations “court appointee” means:—
(a) a person appointed by the Crown Court under section 4A of the Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964 to put the case for the defence;
(b) a legal representative appointed by the court under section 38(4) of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 to cross-examine a witness in the interests of the accused.”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
David Lock
Parliamentary Secretary
Lord Chancellor’s Department
Dated 25th July 2000

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Costs in Criminal Cases (General) Regulations 1986 so as to provide that the system set out in Part III for the payment of defendants' costs out of central funds should apply with any necessary modifications to the remuneration of a legal representative appointed by the court to cross-examine a witness under section 38(4) of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (for example in sexual cases).

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