Regulation 9 Amendment of the Criminal Legal Assistance (Duty Solicitors) (Scotland) Regulations 2011

For regulation 3 of the Criminal Legal Assistance (Duty Solicitors) (Scotland) Regulations 2011^f1 (duty solicitors: advice for suspect) substitute—

“3.

In the circumstances where the Board has arranged, in accordance with section 31(8) of the Act, that a solicitor is to be available for the purpose of providing advice and assistance to any person to whom section 32 (right to have a solicitor present) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 applies—

(a)

section 31(1) of the Act does not apply; and

(b)

the advice and assistance referred to must only be provided by the solicitor so made available.”.