# The Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005

S.S.I. 2005/111 · made 2 March 2005

These Regulations amend the Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 1996 to provide that a solicitor’s right to prior payment of fees and outlays out of any property recovered or preserved for a client in respect of advice and assistance shall not apply to the first £4,531 recovered or preserved by virtue of certain family proceedings (this sum is increased from £4,395).

Made under: Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 (Section 12)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/advice-and-assistance-scotland-amendment-regulations-2005/pdf/ssi_20050111_en.pdf

## Introductory text

LEGAL AID AND ADVICE
Made 2nd March 2005
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 3rd March 2005
Coming into force 11th April 2005
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 12(3) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 11th April 2005.

## 2 Application

These Regulations shall apply only in relation to any case where an application for advice and assistance is made on or after 11th April 2005.

## 3 Amendment of the Advice and Assistance (Scotland) 1996

(1) The Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 1996 are amended in accordance with the following paragraph.
(2) In regulation 16(2)(b), for “£4,395” substitute £4,531”.

## Signature

HUGH HENRY
Authorised to sign on behalf of the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
2nd March 2005

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 1996 to provide that a solicitor’s right to prior payment of fees and outlays out of any property recovered or preserved for a client in respect of advice and assistance shall not apply to the first £4,531 recovered or preserved by virtue of certain family proceedings (this sum is increased from £4,395).

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