Regulation 2 Amendment of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989I1

Scotland

(1)

The Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 5(2) (fees allowable to solicitors)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (a), after “(b)” insert “, (ba)”;

(b)

in sub-paragraph (b), omit “and”; and

(c)

after sub-paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba)
in a simple procedure case (within the meaning of section F172(9) of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014^f2) shall be calculated in accordance with Schedule 2A; and”.

(3)

After Schedule 2, insert Schedule 2A as set out in the schedule of these Regulations.

(4)

In paragraph 1(3)(d) of Schedule 7 (interpretation of “exceptional case”), after “with” insert “Schedule 2A or”.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in reg. 2(2)(c) substituted (28.11.2016) by The Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/317), regs. 1, 2(2)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 2 in force at 28.11.2016, see reg. 1

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1989/1490; relevant amending instruments are S.S.I. 2003/178, S.S.I. 2009/203 and S.S.I. 2015/380.
f2: 2014 asp 18.