# The Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2001

S.S.I. 2001/306 · made 10 September 2001

These Regulations amend the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 1996 (“the 1996 Regulations”) so as to provide that the duty solicitor scheme shall not apply to proceedings which take place in a court which has been designated as a drug court by the sheriff principal (regulation 5).

Made under: Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 (Section 31, Section 36)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-legal-aid-scotland-amendment-regulations-2001/pdf/ssi_20010306_en.pdf

## Introductory text

LEGAL AID AND ADVICE
Made 10th September 2001
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 12th September 2001
Coming into force 15th October 2001
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 31(9) and 36(1) and (2)(a) and (c) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 15th October 2001.

## 2 Amendment of the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 1996

The Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 1996 shall be amended in accordance with the following regulations.

## 3 Amendment of the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 1996

In paragraph (1) of regulation 4, for sub-paragraph (h) there shall be substituted–
“(h) references by the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission under section 194B of the 1995 Act;”.

## 4 Amendment of the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 1996

In sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (2) of regulation 4, for “185” there shall be substituted “183”.

## 5 Amendment of the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 1996

In regulation 5, after paragraph (2), there shall be inserted–
“(2A) The duty solicitor shall not be available for the purpose described in sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph (1) above, where the proceedings described in that sub-paragraph take place before a court which has been designated as a drug court by the sheriff principal.”.

## Signature

JAMES WALLACE
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
10th September 2001

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 1996 (“the 1996 Regulations”) so as to provide that the duty solicitor scheme shall not apply to proceedings which take place in a court which has been designated as a drug court by the sheriff principal (regulation 5).
Regulation 3 updates the 1996 Regulations to reflect an amendment to the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 46).
Regulation 4 amends an incorrect reference in the 1996 Regulations.

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