{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-general-regulations-2001/regulation-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-general-regulations-2001/regulation-9.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2001/1144",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Defence Service (General) Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-general-regulations-2001",
  "path": "regulation/9",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Representation in magistrates' courts and some Crown Court proceedings",
  "text": "(1) The right conferred by section 15(1) of the Act, as regards representation in respect of any proceedings to which this regulation applies, shall be exercisable only in relation to those representatives who are:\n(a) employed by the Commission to provide such representation; or\n(b) authorised to provide such representation under a crime franchise contract with the Commission which commences on or after 2nd April 2001 and specifies the rate of remuneration for such representation.\n(2) This regulation applies to:\n(a) any criminal proceedings in a magistrates' court;\n(b) any proceedings in the Crown Court mentioned in regulation 3(2);\n(c) any appeal by way of case stated from a magistrates' court; and\n(d) any proceedings which are preliminary or incidental to proceedings mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c).\n(3) This regulation does not apply to proceedings referred to in section 12(2)(f) of the Act (proceedings for contempt in the face of a court).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1144/regulation/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:53:33.916189+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."
}