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Act of Sederunt (Civil Legal Aid Rules) (Amendment No. 2) 1996

S.I. 1996/3202 · Made 10 December 1996

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LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, SCOTLAND

Made 10th December 1996

Coming into force 1st January 1997

The Lords of Council and Session, under and by virtue of the powers conferred on them by section 38 of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986(f1 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, do hereby enact and declare:

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Footnotes

f1

1986 c. 47.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of Act of Sederunt (Civil Legal Aid Rules) 1987
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

(1)

This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Civil Legal Aid Rules) (Amendment No. 2) 1996 and shall come into force on 1st January 1997.

(2)

This Act of Sederunt shall be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.

2Amendment of Act of Sederunt (Civil Legal Aid Rules) 1987

The Act of Sederunt (Civil Legal Aid Rules) 1987f1 shall be amended by substituting for the definition of “the Regulations” in rule 1(2) (interpretation) the following–

  • ““the Regulations” means the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 1996.”f2

Signature

Rodger of Earlsferry

Lord President, I.P.D.

Edinburgh

10th December 1996

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Act of Sederunt)

This Act of Sederunt amends the Act of Sederunt (Civil Legal Aid Rules) 1987 by replacing a definition referring to the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 1987 with a definition referring to the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 1996 (which consolidated with amendments and revoked the earlier regulations together with certain other regulations).