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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2447",
  "legislation_title": "The Advice and Assistance (Scotland) (Consolidation and Amendment) Regulations 1996",
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  "path": "schedule/3/part/II/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Petition by debtor for sequestration",
  "text": "(1) Subject to sub paragraph (2), The fees allowable to a solicitor for providing assistance by way of representation in relation to a petition by a debtor for the sequestration of his estate under section 5(2)(a) of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 shall be–\n(a) £33.15 for any time spent by a solicitor appearing in court in connection with the petition; and\n(b) £54.45 for all other work in connection with the petition.\n(2) No fee shall be allowable under sub paragraph (1) in respect of advice and assistance given in relation to civil matters.",
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 substituted (30.4.2005) by The Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/171), reg. 1, sch. (with reg. 2)"
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      "type": "F",
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      "text": "Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 para. 3(1) inserted (1.5.2007) by The Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/60), regs. 1(2), 9(a) (with reg. 2)"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Sch. 3 Pt. 2 para. 3(2) inserted (1.5.2007) by The Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/60), regs. 1(2), 9(b) (with reg. 2)"
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