{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-choice-in-very-high-cost-cases-regulations-2001/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-choice-in-very-high-cost-cases-regulations-2001/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2001/1169",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Defence Service (Choice in Very High Cost Cases) Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-choice-in-very-high-cost-cases-regulations-2001",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Choice of representative in Very High Cost Cases",
  "text": "(1) Paragraph (2) applies where:\n(a) a representation order has been granted in relation to a Very High Cost Case; and\n(b) the Commission proposes to enter into an individual contract for the provision of funded services in relation to that case; and either\n(c) the Commission serves notice that it does not propose to enter into such a contract with any, or all, of the current representatives; or\n(d) any or all of the current representatives serves notice that they do not propose to enter into such a contract.\n(2) Where this paragraph applies:\n(a) the Commission is no longer required to fund representation by the relevant current representative referred to in paragraph (1)(c) or (d);\n(b) the person in whose favour the representation order was granted may select a different representative chosen in accordance with The Criminal Defence Service (General) Regulations; and\n(c) the Commission may amend the representation order accordingly.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2001/1144."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "rev in pt",
      "affecting": "uksi/2004/598",
      "affecting_title": "The Criminal Defence Service (Choice in Very High Cost Cases)(Amendment) Regulations 2004"
    },
    {
      "type": "am",
      "affecting": "uksi/2004/598",
      "affecting_title": "The Criminal Defence Service (Choice in Very High Cost Cases)(Amendment) Regulations 2004"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1169/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:53:24.298962+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}