Paragraph 16 C1
In section 1 (scope and general conditions of legal aid), at the end of subsection (7) there shall be added the following proviso—
“ :Provided that nothing in this section shall preclude a person from being given legal aid in connection with summary proceedings after conviction and before sentence where the court is considering a sentence of imprisonment or detention or the imposition of imprisonment, or detention, under section 396(2) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 in respect of failure to pay a fine, and he has not previously been sentenced to imprisonment, or detention as defined in section 41(2)(b) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980. ”..
Annotations
Modifications
- C1
The text of Schs. 2–4, Sch. 7 paras 8–11, 13, 16, 21, 24–49, 51–79 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.