# The Costs in Criminal Cases (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2015, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend regulation 14(3) of the Costs in Criminal Cases (General) Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/1335) (“the 1986 Regulations”). Regulation 14(3) extends the application of section 18 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (c. 23) to allow the Crown Court and a magistrates’ court to make an order for costs against an offender in respect of certain categories of proceedings not already covered by section 18.
Regulation 2 of these Regulations adds the following to regulation 14(3) of the 1986 Regulations: proceedings for breach of a Post-Sentence Supervision requirement and proceedings for breach of a Supervision Default Order. Provisions regarding these proceedings are respectively set out in section 256AC of and paragraphs 7 to 9 of Schedule 19A to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) as amended by the Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 (c. 11).
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/12/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/costs-in-criminal-cases-general-amendment-regulations-2015/note
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