Amendment to the principal rules
4.—(1) For rule 4(1) of the principal rules there shall be substituted the following new provision –
“Subject to paragraph (1A), costs in respect of work done under a criminal aid certificate shall be determined by the appropriate authority in accordance with these Rules and having regard to such directions as may be issued by the Lord Chancellor.”
(2) After rule 4(1) of the principal rules there shall be inserted –
“(1A) These Rules shall not apply to costs in respect of work done in relation to a diversionary youth conference under a criminal aid certificate granted under Article 28A of the Order, nor in relation to attendance at a court-ordered youth conference under a criminal aid certificate granted under Articles 28, 29 or 30 of the Order.”.