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The Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006

S.S.I. 2006/61 · Made 14 February 2006

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LEGAL AID AND ADVICE

Made 14th February 2006

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 16th February 2006

Coming into force 10th April 2006

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 17(2B) and 36(1) 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

f1

1986 c. 47; section 17(2B) was inserted by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 40), Schedule 8, paragraph 36(6). 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

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Application
  3. 3Amendment of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2002
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 10th April 2006.

2Application

These Regulations shall apply only in relation to any case where an application for civil legal aid is made on or after 10th April 2006.

3Amendment of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2002

In regulation 33(b) of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2002f1, for “£4,531” substitute “£4,653”.

Signature

HUGH HENRY

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

14th February 2006

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2002 to provide that the requirement on 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 £4,653 recovered or preserved by virtue of certain family proceedings (this sum is increased from £4,531).