Regulation 4 Amendments to the Criminal Defence Service (Representation Orders and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2006

For regulation 4 substitute—

“Extent of representation order

4.

(1)

 A representation order which is granted to an individual while the proceedings are in a magistrates’ court includes representation in the Crown Court, if the proceedings continue there, except where they do so by way of appeal.

(2)

A representation order which is granted to an individual includes representation in any proceedings incidental to the proceedings.

(3)

Proceedings for dealing with an individual alleged to have failed to comply with an order of a magistrates’ court or the Crown Court are not to be regarded as incidental to the proceedings in which the order was made.”.