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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-general-no2-amendment-regulations-2004/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/1196",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Defence Service (General) (No.2) (Amendment) Regulations 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-general-no2-amendment-regulations-2004",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend the Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) Regulations 2001 (S.I.2001/1437) (“the 2001 Regulations”).\nRegulation 2 provides that orders for closure of a property under section 2 of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (c. 38), for an extension of the period for closure under section 5, or an appeal against such a closure or extension under section 6 of that Act are criminal proceedings for the purposes of section 12 of the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22).\nRegulation 3 inserts a new regulation 4A into the 2001 Regulations to provide that advice given in certain circumstances before the grant of a representation order is to be funded as part of the order rather than separately under the advice and assistance scheme.\nRegulation 4 inserts a new regulation 16A into the 2001 Regulations to provide that two or more co-defendants must select the same representative unless there is a conflict of interest.\nRegulation 5 makes a minor amendment to clarify the position under regulation 22 of the 2001 Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/1196/note",
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  "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."
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