# The Criminal Legal Aid (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement and extent


(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Legal Aid (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.
(2) This regulation and regulation 2(4) come into force on 1st October 2026.
(3) Regulation 2(2) comes into force on—
(a) 1st October 2026, or
(b) if later, the day on which the first of section 51, 54, 57 or 58 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 comes into force.
(4) Regulation 2(3) comes into force on—
(a) 1st October 2026, or
(b) if later, the day on which the first of section 215, 224, 225 or 226 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 comes into force.
(5) Regulation 2(5) comes into force on—
(a) 1st October 2026, or
(b) if later, the day on which section 128(5) of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 comes into force.
(6) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/955/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-legal-aid-general-amendment-regulations-2026/regulation-1
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