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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996 except for regulations 2(1) and 3 which shall come into force on 8th April 1996.
(2) In regulations 3 and 4, a regulation or Schedule referred to by number means the regulation or Schedule so numbered in the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations 1989.
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(1) Regulation 3 shall apply to applications for advice and assistance made on or after 8th April 1996 and applications made before that date shall be treated as if these Regulations had not come into force.
(2) Regulation 4 shall apply for the purposes of work done on or after 1st April 1996 to which the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations 1989 apply.
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(1) Regulation 11 shall be amended by substituting
(a) “£75” for “£72” in paragraph (1) and
(b) “£162” for “£156” in paragraph (2).
(2) Regulation 12 shall be amended by substituting
(a) “£67” for “£64” in each of the places where that amount is stated in paragraphs (1), (2) and (5) and
(b) “£162” for “£156” in paragraph (1).
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Schedule 6 shall be amended by substituting—
(a) for the Table following paragraph 1, the following

Class of work Rate
Preparation £44.00 per hour — (£46.50 per hour for a fee-earner whose office is situated within legal aid area 1)
Advocacy £55.25 per hour 
Attendance at court where counsel assigned £30.00 per hour 
Travelling and waiting £24.50 per hour 
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls £3.40 per item — (£3.55 per item for a fee-earner whose office is situated within legal aid area 1)
(b) for the Table following paragraph 2, the following

Class of work Rate
Preparation £45.50 per hour — (£48.25 per hour for a fee-earner whose office is situated within legal aid area 1)
Advocacy £57.25 per hour 
Attendance at court where counsel assigned £31.00 per hour 
Travelling and waiting £25.50 per hour 
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls £3.55 per item — (£3.70 per item for a fee-earner whose office is situated within legal aid area 1)
(c) for the Table following paragraph 3, the following

Class of work Rate
Preparation £52.75 per hour — (£56.25 per hour for a fee-earner whose office is situated within legal aid area 1)
Advocacy £64.00 per hour 
Attendance at court where counsel assigned £30.00 per hour 
Travelling and waiting £24.50 per hour 
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls £3.75 per item 
(d) for the Table following paragraph 4, the following

Class of work Rate
Preparation £54.50 per hour — (£58.25 per hour for a fee-earner whose office is situated within legal aid area 1)
Advocacy £66.25 per hour 
Attendance at court where counsel assigned £31.00 per hour 
Travelling and waiting £25.50 per hour 
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls £3.90 per item 
Mackay of Clashfern, C.
Dated 5th March 1996We consent,
Simon Burns
Derek Conway
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
Dated 7th March 1996