# The Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings (Costs) (Amendment) Regulations 1988, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings (Costs) Regulations 1988—
(a) to effect an amendment which is consequential to the Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings (General) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/2303) (regulation 2);
(b) to effect a minor drafting amendment (regulation 3);
(c) by providing a system of standard fees for solicitors and counsel where counsel appear in the Crown Court without the instructing solicitor attending the hearing (regulations 4, 5 and 7);
(d) by providing a time limit of 6 weeks within which a solicitor may seek to review a decision to allow a standard fee under paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 Part II (regulation 6).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/2302/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-in-criminal-proceedings-costs-amendment-regulations-1988/note
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