# The Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) (Amendment) Regulations 1992

S.I. 1992/2874 · made 17 November 1992

These Regulations amend the Advice and Assistance (Scope) Regulations 1989 by—substituting a reference to disciplinary proceedings before a prison governor for references to proceedings before a board of visitors; this is consequential on changes to the Prison Rules 1964;extending the scope of assistance by way of representation (ABWOR) to proceedings before the Parole Board under the Criminal Justice Act 1991 in respect of discretionary life prisoners.

Made under: Legal Aid Act 1988 (Section 8, Section 43)

## Introductory text

LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 17th November 1992
Coming into force 23rd November 1992
Whereas a draft of the above Regulations has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:
Now, therefore, the Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 8 and 43 of the Legal Aid Act 1988 hereby makes the following Regulations:—

## 1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 23rd November 1992.
(2) In these Regulations a regulation referred to by number means the regulation so numbered in the Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) Regulations 1989.

## 2 

Regulation 2 shall be amended as follows—
(a) the definition of “board of visitors” shall be deleted;
(b) after the definition of “conveyancing services” the following definitions shall be inserted—
““discretionary life prisoner” has the meaning assigned by section 34(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991;
“governor” has the meaning assigned by rule 99 of the Prison Rules 1964;”;
(c) after the definition of “mental disorder” the following definition shall be inserted—
““the Parole Board” has the meaning assigned by section 32 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991;”.

## 3 

In regulation 9, for sub-paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following—
“(b) to a prisoner who has been permitted by the governor to be legally represented in proceedings before him;
(c) to a discretionary life prisoner whose case is referred to the Parole Board under sections 34(4) or (5) or 39(4) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991.”.

## Signature

Mackay of Clashfern, C.
Dated 17th November 1992

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Advice and Assistance (Scope) Regulations 1989 by—
(a) substituting a reference to disciplinary proceedings before a prison governor for references to proceedings before a board of visitors; this is consequential on changes to the Prison Rules 1964;
(b) extending the scope of assistance by way of representation (ABWOR) to proceedings before the Parole Board under the Criminal Justice Act 1991 in respect of discretionary life prisoners.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/2874 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legal-advice-and-assistance-scope-amendment-regulations-1992
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