Regulation 3 Amendments to the Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) Regulations 2001

In regulation 3, after paragraph (4) insert—

“(5)

Proceedings in a magistrates’ court in which the court sends an assisted person for trial in the Crown Court under section 51 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998^f1 are to be regarded as preliminary to the proceedings in the Crown Court.”.