Statutory Instruments
2013 No. 2526
Criminal Law, England And Wales
The Costs in Criminal Cases (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
Made
3rd October 2013
Laid before Parliament
4th October 2013
Coming into force
27th October 2013
The Lord Chancellor makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 19(3) and (5) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985( 1 ):
Citation and commencement I1
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Costs in Criminal Cases (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 and come into force on 27th October 2013.
Amendment of the Costs in Criminal Cases (General) Regulations 1986 I2
2. —(1) The Costs in Criminal Cases (General) Regulations 1986( 2 ) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 14(2) (application of sections 16, 17 and 18 of the Act)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for the second “committed” substitute “sent” and omit the words from “and as if” to the end; and
(b) in sub-paragraph (b), omit the words from “and as if” to the end.
(3) In regulation 15 (definitions), in the definition of “proceedings in a criminal cause or matter” for “committed” substitute “sent”.
(4) In regulation 16(1) (general), after sub-paragraph (ba) insert—
“ (bb) an intermediary is required to assist the defendant; or ” .
Chris Grayling
Lord Chancellor
3rd October 2013
1985 c. 23 ; section 19(3) was relevantly amended by section 166(2) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33) .
S.I. 1986/1335 ; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2008/2448 and S.I. 2009/2720 .