
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st July 1997.
2 
In these Regulations a reference to a regulation or Schedule by number alone means the regulation or Schedule so numbered in the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) Regulations 1989.
3 
In the Arrangement of Regulations, the following shall be inserted after the entry relating to regulation 54:—“
54A 
Prior approval for travelling and accommodation expenses”.
4 
The following shall be inserted after regulation 54:—“
54A 
A legal representative assigned to a legally assisted person in any proceedings in the Crown Court may apply to the appropriate authority for prior approval for the incurring of travelling and accommodation expenses in order to attend at the trial or other main hearing in those proceedings.”.
Irvine of Lairg, C.
Dated 4th June 1997We consent
Jim Dowd
Graham Allen
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
Dated 9th June 1997