The Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005
S.S.I. 2005/112 · Made 2 March 2005
LEGAL AID AND ADVICE
Made 2nd March 2005
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 3rd March 2005
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 2
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 36(1) and (2)(a) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986f1 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1986 c. 47. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).
Contents
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Citation and commencement
- 3Application
- 4Amendment of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2002
- 5Transitional provisions
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005.
2Citation and commencement
Regulations 3 and 4(b) shall come into force on 11th April 2005, and the remaining provisions shall come into force on 4th April 2005.
3Application
Regulation 4(b) shall apply only in relation to any case where an application for civil legal aid is made on or after 11th April 2005.
4Amendment of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2002
The Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2002f1 are amended as follows:–
at the end of regulation 18(2) insert–
“(w)initiating an application to the Court of Session for review of a decision of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal under section 103A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002f2.”; and
in regulation 33(b) for “£4,395” substitute “£4,531”.
5Transitional provisions
Where any of the cases specified in paragraph (2) are pending immediately before 4th April 2005, regulation 4(a) shall apply as though the reference to section 103A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002f1 were a reference to the relevant section of that Act referred to in paragraph (2).
The cases are–
an application to the Court of Session under section 101(2);
where a party is entitled to make an application to the Court of Session under section 101(2);
an appeal to the Court of Session under section 103;
an application for leave to appeal to the Court of Session under section 103;
where a party has been granted leave to appeal to the Court of Session under section 103; or
where a party is entitled to apply for leave to appeal to the Court of Session under section 103.
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 Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2002 as follows:–
where the Scottish Legal Aid Board is satisfied that an application to the Court of Session for review of a decision of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (established by section 26 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004) is initiated as a matter of special urgency, the Scottish Legal Aid Board may make legal aid available for the initiation of that application before an application for civil legal aid is made (regulation 4(a));
the requirement on the part of a person in receipt of civil legal aid to pay the amount of any net liability of the Scottish Legal Aid Fund shall not apply to the first £4,531 recovered or preserved by virtue of certain family proceedings (this sum is increased from £4,395) (regulation 4(b));
transitional provision is made for the application of regulation 4(a) to applications for review of a decision of the Immigration Appeal Tribunal which are preserved by Articles 7 and 8 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2005. The Immigration Appeal Tribunal is replaced by the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal on 4th April 2005 (regulation 5).