Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 2nd December 2002.

Amendment to the Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) Regulations 2001

2.  In the Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) Regulations 2001(2)—

(a)in regulation 3(2)(b) for “1, 2 and 4” substitute “1, 1D, 2, 2A and 4”(3);

(b)in regulation 5(1)—

(i)at the end of sub-paragraph (d) omit “and”; and

(ii)after sub-paragraph (e) insert:

• “; and

  (f)

  all advice and assistance provided in respect of an individual who is the subject of an identification procedure carried out by means of video recordings in connection with that procedure, notwithstanding the individual’s non-attendance at a police station at the time the procedure is carried out.”.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These regulations amend the Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) Regulations 2001.

Regulation 2(a) provides for proceedings for interim anti-social behaviour orders and interim sex offender orders to be included as criminal proceedings for the purposes of the Criminal Defence Service, as are proceedings for anti-social behaviour orders and sex offender orders.

Regulation 2(b) provides for non-means tested advice and assistance for individuals who are the subject of identity parades conducted in their absence by means of video recordings.