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The Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2002

S.S.I. 2002/440 · Made 25 September 2002

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LEGAL AID AND ADVICE

Made 25th September 2002

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 27th September 2002

Coming into force 1st November 2002

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 33(2)(a) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986f1 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1986 c. 47. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

Contents

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

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st November 2002.

2Amendment of the principal Regulations

In regulation 2(1) of the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989f1 (interpretation), for the definition of “nominated solicitor” there is substituted–

  • ““nominated solicitor” means–

    1. (a)

      the solicitor nominated to act by a person to whom criminal legal aid has been made available; or

    2. (b)

      the solicitor appointed under section 288D of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995f2 (appointment by court of solicitor for person accused of sexual offence)”.

Signature

R. J. SIMPSON

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

25th September 2002

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989 so that, for the purposes of those Regulations, a “nominated solicitor” includes a solicitor appointed by the court to act for a person accused of a sexual offence.