The Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1998
These Regulations amend the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) Regulations 1989 so that where a defendant is liable to be sent for trial under section 51 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, he may apply for legal aid to the sending magistrates' court, which can grant legal aid for all subsequent proceedings, including the trial. When such an application is made, the defendant must, as previously, file a statement of means, but is not obliged to provide supporting documents at the same time. When the supporting documents have been supplied a redetermination of the defendant’s means is carried out.