{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/advice-and-assistance-scotland-amendment-no2-regulations-1988/regulation-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/advice-and-assistance-scotland-amendment-no2-regulations-1988/regulation-5.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1131",
  "legislation_title": "The Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/advice-and-assistance-scotland-amendment-no2-regulations-1988",
  "path": "regulation/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Giving of advice and assistance on the same matter",
  "text": "For regulation 12(2) of the principal Regulations there shall be substituted the following paragraph:—\n“(2) Application for authority under paragraph (1) above shall be made by the second or subsequent solicitor who shall indicate his willingness to act for the client seeking such advice or assistance and the application must also be countersigned by the client seeking advice and assistance, and shall include a statement of the reasons for seeking such authority.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1131/regulation/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:04:20.201690+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}