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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 23rd November 1992.
(2) In these Regulations a regulation referred to by number means the regulation so numbered in the Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) Regulations 1989.
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Regulation 2 shall be amended as follows—
(a) the definition of “board of visitors” shall be deleted;
(b) after the definition of “conveyancing services” the following definitions shall be inserted—“
 “discretionary life prisoner” has the meaning assigned by section 34(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991;
 “governor” has the meaning assigned by rule 99 of the Prison Rules 1964;”;
(c) after the definition of “mental disorder” the following definition shall be inserted—“
 “the Parole Board” has the meaning assigned by section 32 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991;”.
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In regulation 9, for sub-paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following—“
(b) to a prisoner who has been permitted by the governor to be legally represented in proceedings before him;
(c) to a discretionary life prisoner whose case is referred to the Parole Board under sections 34(4) or (5) or 39(4) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991.”.
Mackay of Clashfern, C.
Dated 17th November 1992