# The Scotland Act 2012 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2013, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
The Order amends a number of enactments in consequence of sections 34 to 36 of the Scotland Act 2012 coming into force on 22nd April 2013. These sections create a new system of “compatibility issues”.
Article 2 amends the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 in relation to criminal legal aid so that it is available in relation to compatibility issues.
Article 3 amends the definition of “appellate proceedings” in section 132 of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 to include compatibility issues.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2013/9780111533123/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scotland-act-2012-consequential-provisions-order-2013/note
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.