# Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 (repealed), Paragraph 18

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(1) The Secretary of State may make rules—
(a) regulating the constitution, procedure, powers and duties of probation and after-care committees, . . . and probation liaison committees, and the expenses which may be incurred by them and the manner in which those expenses are to be defrayed;
(aa) limiting the number of staff (other than probation officers) who may be appointed under paragraph 3 or 10 above;
(b) regulating the qualifications, manner of appointment, . . . and duties of probation officers . . . ;
(c) prescribing anything else which under the preceding provisions of this Schedule may be prescribed;
and in those provisions the expression “prescribed” means prescribed by rules of the Secretary of State.
(2) Without prejudice to sub-paragraph (1) above, the Secretary of State may by rules made under this Schedule make provision as to the manner in which paragraph 13 above is to be administered, and in particular may make provision—
(a) for prescribing . . . the forms to be used and the particulars to be provided for the purpose of claiming payment of the allowances under that paragraph; and
(b) for avoiding duplication between payments under that paragraph and under other arrangements where expenditure is incurred for more than one purpose, and otherwise for preventing abuses.
(3) Nothing in any rules made under this paragraph with respect to the constitution, procedure and functions of case committees shall apply to a case committee for an area within the inner London probation area, except in so far as may be determined under paragraph 5(2) above by the probation and after-care committee for that area.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/62/schedule/3/paragraph/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/powers-of-criminal-courts-act-1973-repealed/schedule-3/paragraph-18
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