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These Regulations may be cited as the Costs in Criminal Cases (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 and come into force on 27th October 2013.
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(1) The Costs in Criminal Cases (General) Regulations 1986 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