The Restraint Orders (Legal Aid Exception and Relevant Legal Aid Payments) Regulations 2015
Sections 46 and 47 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22) (“the 2013 Act”) make provision to enable property that is subject to a restraint order in accordance with Part 2 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29) (“the 2002 Act”) to be used to make a relevant legal aid payment. A relevant legal aid payment is a payment that a person is obliged to make under legal aid legislation in relation to legal services provided to that person in connection with an offence which falls within section 41(5) of the 2002 Act.