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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-in-criminal-and-care-proceedings-general-amendment-no-2-regulations-1997/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1485",
  "legislation_title": "The Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-in-criminal-and-care-proceedings-general-amendment-no-2-regulations-1997",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) Regulations 1989 to allow an authorised advocate or authorised litigator to apply to the appropriate authority for prior approval for travelling and accommodation expenses to be incurred by him in order to attend the main trial or main hearing in a Crown Court case in which he is instructed.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1485/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:07:12.216083+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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