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The Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) (Amendment) Regulations 2001

S.I. 2001/179 · Made 26 January 2001

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LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 26th January 2001

Coming into force 19th February 2001

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 8 of the Legal Aid Act 1988f1, makes the following Regulations, a draft of which has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1988 c. 34. Section 8 of the Legal Aid Act 1988 is repealed (together with other provisions) by Part I of Schedule 15 to the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22), which was brought into force on 1st April 2000 by the Access to Justice Act 1999 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/774), but subject to savings in respect (inter alia) of assistance by way of representation relating to actual or contemplated criminal investigations or proceedings.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment to the Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) Regulations 1989
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 19th February 2001.

2Amendment to the Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) Regulations 1989

In regulation 9 of the Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) Regulations 1989f1—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (d), for “1991.” there shall be substituted “1991;”; and

(b)

after sub-paragraph (d), the following sub-paragraph shall be inserted—

“(e)

to a person in connection with an application for a warrant of further detention, or for an extension of such a warrant, made in respect of that person to a judicial authority under paragraph 29 or 36 of Schedule 8 to the Terrorism Act 2000f2.”.

Signature

Irvine of Lairg, C.

Dated 26th January 2001

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/550) so as to make assistance by way of representation available to a person in respect of whom an application is made for a warrant of further detention, or an extension of such a warrant, under Schedule 8 to the Terrorism Act 2000.