# The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013, Paragraph 29: Non-local appearances

Extent: E+W

Where an advocate is instructed to appear in a court which is not within 40 kilometres of the advocate's office or chambers, the appropriate officer may allow an amount for travelling and other expenses incidental to that appearance, provided that the amount must not be greater than the amount, if any, which would be payable to a trial advocate from the nearest local Bar ... unless the advocate instructed to appear has obtained prior approval under regulation 13 for the incurring of such expenses or can justify the attendance having regard to all the relevant circumstances of the case.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/435/schedule/1/paragraph/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-legal-aid-remuneration-regulations-2013/schedule-1/paragraph-29
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