# The Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1997

S.I. 1997/1985 · made 7 August 1997

Section 158 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 changes the procedure for extradition hearings before magistrates to one similar to that for summary trials. These Regulations make consequential amendments to the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) Regulations 1989 in order to allow defendants to be represented at such hearings by counsel where appropriate.

Made under: Legal Aid Act 1988 (Section 34, Section 43)

## Introductory text

LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 7th August 1997
Laid before Parliament 13th August 1997
Coming into force 8th September 1997
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 34 and 43 of the Legal Aid Act 1988, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 8th September 1997.

## 2 Amendment to the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) Regulations 1989

The following shall be inserted after regulation 44(3)(a) of the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) Regulations 1989:—
“or,
(b) in the case of proceedings under section 9 of the Extradition Act 1989 or paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to that Act, where the court is of the opinion that, because of circumstances which make the proceedings unusually grave or difficult, representation by both solicitor and counsel would be desirable.”.

## Signature

Irvine of Lairg, C.
Dated 7th August 1997

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Section 158 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 changes the procedure for extradition hearings before magistrates to one similar to that for summary trials. These Regulations make consequential amendments to the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) Regulations 1989 in order to allow defendants to be represented at such hearings by counsel where appropriate.

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Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-in-criminal-and-care-proceedings-general-amendment-no-3-regulations-1997
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