Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations govern the provision of representation by the Criminal Defence Service under Part I of the Access to Justice Act 1999.
They provide for, inter alia,
(a)
the proceedings which are prescribed as criminal proceedings for the purposes of section 12(2)(g) of the Act;
(b)
the manner in which applications for the grant of a representation order are to be made;
(c)
the representatives who may provide legal services; and
(d)
the withdrawal of representation.