Legal Aid And Advice, England And Wales PART 1 GENERAL AND AMENDMENTS Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 and come into force on 2nd December 2013. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations— “ the Act ” means the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012; and “the Remuneration Regulations ” means the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013 . Amendment to the Remuneration Regulations 3 1 The Remuneration Regulations are amended as follows. 2 In the Table of Contents, at the appropriate places insert— a “12A. Fees in Very High Cost Cases”; and b “SCHEDULE 6 — Fees in Very High Cost Cases”. 3 In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), after the definition of “Very High Cost Case”, insert— “Very High Cost Case contract” means the 2013 VHCC contract between the Lord Chancellor and a representative for the provision of representation under section 16 of the Act (criminal legal aid) . . 4 In regulation 3(8) (scope)— a for “regulation 12 and” substitute “regulations 12 and 12A,”; and b after “Schedule 2” insert “and Schedule 6”. 5 After regulation 12 (notification of Very High Cost Cases) insert— Fees in Very High Cost Cases 12A Where services consisting of representation made available under section 16 of the Act (criminal legal aid) are provided in a case which is the subject of a Very High Cost Case contract, fees for that case must be paid— a in accordance with the terms of that contract; and b at the rates set out for the appropriate category and level of representative set out in Schedule 6 to these Regulations. . 6 In paragraph 11(1) of Schedule 4 (Advice and Assistance provided pursuant to a determination made under section 15 of the Act in Prison Law cases), omit “Treatment Cases,”. 7 For Schedule 5 (experts’ Fees and Rates) to the Remuneration Regulations substitute Schedule 5 as set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations. 8 After Schedule 5 to the Remuneration Regulations insert Schedule 6 as set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations. PART 2 TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS Very High Cost Cases 4 The amendments made by regulation 3(2) to (5) and (8) apply in relation to fees for work undertaken on or after 2nd December 2013. Prison law 5 1 The amendment made by regulation 3(6) does not apply to any fees claimed in a case in relation to which the application for advice and assistance under section 15 of the Act (advice and assistance for criminal proceedings) was made before 2nd December 2013. 2 For the purpose of this regulation, an application is made before 2nd December 2013 if the application is— a in paper form and is— i signed and dated by the provider before 2nd December 2013; and ii received by the Director by 5:00pm on 2nd January 2014; or b made over the telephone to the provider and— i the telephone call is made before 2nd December 2013; and ii the application form is signed and dated by the provider and is received by the Director within 30 days of the telephone call. 3 In this regulation, “provider” means a person with whom the Lord Chancellor has made an arrangement under section 2(1) of the Act (arrangements) for the provision of criminal legal aid. Experts’ fees 6 1 The amendment made by regulation 3(7) applies to proceedings in which a relevant determination is made on or after 2nd December 2013. 2 In this regulation a “relevant determination” means a determination made under section 13, 15 or 16 of the Act for the provision of advice, assistance or representation. Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor Shailesh Vara Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Ministry of Justice 31st October 2013