Regulation 5 Amendments to the General Regulations

Regulation 24 (determinations: proceedings in the magistrates’ court) of the General Regulations is amended as follows.

For paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), when the Director makes a determination under section 16 of the Act in accordance with Part 3 of the Financial Resources Regulations that an individual is eligible for representation for proceedings in the magistrates’ court, the Director must also make a determination that the individual is eligible in accordance with Part 4 of the Financial Resources Regulations for representation in the Crown Court in relation to those proceedings.”