Regulation 2 Excepted proceedings from civil legal aid

For paragraph 3 of Part II (Excepted Proceedings) of Schedule 2 to the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986(^f1) there shall be substituted the following:–

“3

Civil legal aid shall not be available in relation to–

(a)

election petitions under the Representation of the People Act 1983(^f2);

(b)

simplified divorce applications under the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Session or the sheriff court;

(c)

small claims processes at first instance under section 35(2) of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971(^f3) (summary causes); and

(d)

petitions by a debtor for the sequestration of his estate under section 5(2)(a) of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985(^f4).”.

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Footnotes

f1: Paragraph 3 of Part II of Schedule 1 to the 1986 Act was amended by S.I. 1988/2289.
f2: 1983 c. 2.
f3: 1971 c. 58; section 35(2) was substituted by section 18(1) of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 73).
f4: Section 5(2)(a) amended by section 3(2) of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1993 (c. 6).