Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 1555
The Legal Aid in Family Proceedings (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1996
(The document as of February, 2008)
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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
1996 No. 1555
LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Legal Aid in Family Proceedings (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1996
| Laid before Parliament | 14th June1996 |
| Coming into force | 8th July 1996 |
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 34 and 43 of the Legal Aid Act 1988,[1] having had regard to the matters specified in section 34(9) and having consulted the General Council of the Bar and the Law Society, and with the consent of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Regulations: —
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid in Family Proceedings (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 8th July 1996.
2. The Legal Aid in Family Proceedings (Remuneration) Regulations l991[2] shall be amended, in respect of work done on or after 8th July 1996, by substituting (a) "£2.10" and "£1.85" for "£2.05" and "£1.80" respectively in ITEM 2 (Receiving routine letters), Columns 2 (High Court) and 3 (County Court or Magistrates' Court) of Part I (PREPARATION) of Schedule 1 (CARE PROCEEDINGS);
(b) "£4.25" for "£4.20" in ITEM 3 (Routine telephone calls), Column 2 (High Court) of Part I (PREPARATION) of Schedule 1A (CARE PROCEEDINGS);
(c) "£2.10" and "£1.85" for "£2.05" and "£1.80" respectively in ITEM 2 (Receiving routine letters), Columns 2 (High Court) and 3 (County Court) of Part I (PREPARATION) of Schedule 2(a) (PRESCRIBED FAMILY PROCEEDINGS);
(d) "£32.00 -£51.00" for "£32.00 -£51.75" in ITEM 18 (Preparing the bill etc), Column 3 (County Court) of Part V (TAXATION AND REVIEW OF TAXATION) of Schedule 2(a);
(e) "£4.25" for "£4.20" in ITEM 3 (Routine telephone calls), Column 2 (High Court) of Part I (PREPARATION) of Schedule 2A(a) (PRESCRIBED FAMILY PROCEEDINGS); and
(f) "£32.50 -£51.75" for "£32.50 -£51.00" in ITEM 18 (Preparing the bill etc), Column 3 (County Court) of Part V (TAXATION AND REVIEW OF TAXATION) of Schedule 2A(a) (PRESCRIBED FAMILY PROCEEDINGS).
Mackay of Clashfern, C.
Dated 11th June 1996
We Consent,
Michael Bates
Simon Burns
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury
Dated 14th June 1996
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)These Regulations revise some of the rates of remuneration for work done under a legal aid certificate in family proceedings provided by the Legal Aid in Family Proceedings (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 1996.
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Notes:[1] 1988 c. 34; sections 34 and 43 were amended by the Courts and l.egal Services Act 1990 (c. 41), Schedule 18, paragraphs 60 and 63. Section 43 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning assigned to the word "regulations".
[2] S.I. 1991/2038; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1991/2112, 1992/596 and 1996/650.
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