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

In regulation 2(1) (Interpretation)–

(i)

in the definition of “legal representative” for “curator bonis, tutor, judicial factor or guardian” substitute “judicial factor or a person authorised to act on an adult’s behalf under the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000^f1 or on a patient’s behalf under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003^f2”; and

(ii)

after the definition of “legal representative” insert ““patient” has the same meaning as in section 329 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003;”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 2000 asp 4.
f2: 2003 asp 13.