Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 1824

Legal Aid And Advice, England And Wales

The Civil Legal Aid (Procedure, Remuneration and Statutory Charge) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

Made

5th July 2014

Laid before Parliament

11th July 2014

Coming into force

1st August 2014

The Lord Chancellor makes the following Regulations( 1 ) in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(3), 12(2), 12(3), 25(3) and 41(3)(b) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012( 2 ).

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Legal Aid (Procedure, Remuneration and Statutory Charge) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 1st August 2014.

Amendments to the Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) Regulations 2012

2. —(1) The Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) Regulations 2012( 3 ) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), in the definition beginning “2010 Standard Civil Contract”, for “and “2013 CLA Contract”” substitute “, “2013 CLA Contract” and “2014 Standard Civil Contract””.

(3) In each of—

(a) regulation 20 (interpretation), in the definition of “relevant category”;

(b) paragraph (1)(c) of regulation 23 (the application);

(d) paragraph (1) of regulation 67 (the application),

for “or 2013 Standard Civil Contract” substitute “, 2013 Standard Civil Contract or 2014 Standard Civil Contract”.

Amendments to the Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013

3. —(1) The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013( 4 ) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a) in the definition of “Category Definition”, for “or the 2013 Standard Civil Contract” substitute “, the 2013 Standard Civil Contract or the 2014 Standard Civil Contract”;

(b) in the definition of “the relevant contract”, after “the 2013 Individual Case Contract (Civil)” insert “, the 2014 Standard Civil Contract”; and

(c) in the definition beginning “the 2010 Standard Civil Contract”, after “the 2013 Individual Case Contract (High Cost Civil)” insert “, the 2014 Standard Civil Contract”.

(3) In paragraph (3)(g) of regulation 5A (remuneration for civil legal services: judicial review), after “the 2013 CLA contract” insert “, the 2014 Standard Civil Contract”.

Amendments to the Civil Legal Aid (Statutory Charge) Regulations 2013

4. In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the Civil Legal Aid (Statutory Charge) Regulations 2013( 5 ), in the definition of “legal aid only costs”—

(a) in sub-paragraph (c) omit “or”; and

(b) after sub-paragraph (d) insert—

“ (e) the 2014 Standard Civil Contract; or

(f) the 2014 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits); ” .

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

Shailesh Vara

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

5th July 2014

( 1 )

Section 42(1) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10) provides that in Part 1 of that Act “regulations” means regulations made by the Lord Chancellor.

( 2 )

2012 c. 10 .

( 3 )

S.I. 2012/3098 , to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

( 4 )

S.I. 2013/422 ; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2014/7 , 2014/586 and 2014/607 .

( 5 )

S.I. 2013/503 .

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