# The Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (Costs) (Amendment) Regulations 1997, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (Costs) Regulations 1989 so that all committal proceedings governed by the new procedure provided by the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 fall within Category 3 for the purposes of solicitors' standard fees in the magistrates' courts.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/754/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-in-criminal-and-care-proceedings-costs-amendment-regulations-1997/note
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