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The Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) Regulations 1989

S.I. 1989/344 · Made 3 March 1989

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LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 3rd March 1989

Laid before Parliament 8th March 1989

Coming into force 1st April 1989

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(5) and (7), 6, 20(8), 21, 23 to 25, 27, 28, 31, 32, 34, 43 of and paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to the Legal Aid Act 1988f1 after consulting the Crown Court Rule Committee and the Magistrates' Courts Rule Committee and with the consent of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Regulations:–

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Footnotes

f1

1988 c. 34; section 43 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meanings assigned to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.

Contents

  1. Part I: GENERAL
  2. 1Citation, commencement and application
  3. 2Revocations
  4. 3Interpretation
  5. 4Forms
  6. 5Applicants reaching the age of 16
  7. 6Exclusion of solicitors and counsel
  8. 7Determination in private and in absence of legally assisted person etc.
  9. 8Legal aid records
  10. 9Area committees and powers of Area Directors
  11. 10General power to grant legal aid
  12. Part II: APPLICATIONS FOR LEGAL AID
  13. 11Proceedings in magistrates' courts
  14. 12Notification of refusal of legal aid by a magistrates' court
  15. 13Determination of contribution where legal aid is refused by a magistrates' court
  16. 14Renewal of application
  17. 15Application for review
  18. 16Procedure on application for review
  19. 17Determination of review
  20. 18Proceedings in the Crown Court
  21. 19Notification of refusal of legal aid
  22. 20Determination of contribution where legal aid is refused
  23. 21Renewal of application
  24. 22Proceedings in the Court of Appeal or the House of Lords
  25. Part III: STATEMENT OF MEANS AND PAYMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS
  26. 23Statement of means
  27. 24Provision of information
  28. 25Determination of contributions
  29. 26Assessment of resources and method of determining contributions
  30. 27Contribution orders
  31. 28Earlier contribution orders
  32. 29Payment of contributions
  33. 30Method of payment of contributions
  34. 31Change in financial circumstances
  35. 32Determination where no contribution previously payable
  36. 33Redetermination of contribution
  37. 34Effect of error or mistake
  38. 35Variation and revocation of contribution orders
  39. 36Refusal to pay contribution
  40. 37Termination of contribution period
  41. 38Disposal of sums received from legally assisted persons after conviction
  42. 39Repayment of contributions
  43. Part IV: LEGAL AID ORDERS
  44. 40Legal aid orders
  45. 41Withdrawal and revocation of legal aid orders
  46. 42Notes of evidence and depositions
  47. 43Transfer of documents
  48. Part V: LEGAL REPRESENTATION
  49. 44Nature of representation
  50. 45Assignment of solicitor and selection of counsel
  51. 46Assignment of solicitor or counsel for the Court of Appeal or the House of Lords
  52. 47Assignment of counsel only
  53. 48Assignment of Queen’s Counsel and two counsel
  54. 49Assignment of one solicitor or counsel to more than one legally assisted person
  55. 50Amendment of legal aid orders
  56. 51Applications for amendment of legal aid orders etc.
  57. 52Renewal to area committee of application for amendement of legal aid order etc.
  58. 53Consideration by area committee
  59. Part VI: AUTHORITY TO INCUR COSTS AND RESTRICTIONS ON PAYMENT OF LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES
  60. 54Power of area committee to authorise expenditure
  61. 55Restriction on payment
  62. Part VII: CARE PROCEEDINGS
  63. 56Application of Parts I to VI
  64. 57Scope of care proceedings
  65. 58Interpretation
  66. 59Statement of means and contributions
  67. 60Applications for emergency orders
  68. 61Proceedings before a juvenile court
  69. 62Proceedings in the Crown Court
  70. Signature
  71. Schedule 1REGULATIONS REVOKED
  72. Schedule 2FORMS
  73. Schedule 3: DETERMINATION OF DISPOSABLE INCOME AND DISPOSABLE CAPITAL
  74. 1General
  75. 2General
  76. 3General
  77. 4Disposable income
  78. 5Disposable income
  79. 6Disposable income
  80. 7Disposable income
  81. 8Disposable income
  82. 9Disposable income
  83. 10Disposable income
  84. 11Disposable income
  85. 12Disposable income
  86. 13Disposable income
  87. 14Disposable income
  88. 15Disposable capital
  89. 16Disposable capital
  90. 17Disposable capital
  91. 18Disposable capital
  92. 19Disposable capital
  93. 20Disposable capital
  94. Schedule 4CONTRIBUTIONS
  95. Explanatory note