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The Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1993

S.I. 1993/532 · Made 5 March 1993

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LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, SCOTLAND

Made 5th March 1993

Laid before Parliament 11th March 1993

Coming into force 1st April 1993

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 36(1) and (2)(a) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986f1, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1986 c. 47.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Amendment of principal Regulations
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 1st April 1993.

2Interpretation

In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 1987f1.

3Amendment of principal Regulations

In regulation 2 of the principal Regulations there shall be inserted the following definitions:—

(a)

after the definition of “assisted person”:—

  • ““counsel” includes a rights of audience solicitor;

  • “junior counsel” includes a rights of audience solicitor;”; and

(b)

at the end:—

  • ““rights of audience solicitor” means a solicitor having a right of audience in the High Court by virtue of section 25A (rights of audience in specified courts) of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980f1; and

  • “senior counsel” includes a rights of audience solicitor.”.

Signature

Fraser of Carmyllie

Minister of State, Scottish Office

St. Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

5th March 1993

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 1987 (“the principal Regulations”) by defining the references to Counsel, Junior Counsel and Senior Counsel in the principal Regulations as including a reference to a solicitor having a right of audience in the High Court by virtue of section 25A (rights of audience in specified courts) of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 (section 25A was inserted in the 1980 Act by section 24 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990).