(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 10th April 2000.
(2) In these Regulations, unless the context requires otherwise, a reference to a regulation or Schedule by number alone means the regulation or Schedule so numbered in the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) Regulations 1989 .
(3) These Regulations shall apply to applications for legal aid made on or after 10th April 2000 and applications made before that date shall be treated as if these Regulations had not come into force.