{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-scotland-act-1986-amendment-regulations-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2004/493",
  "legislation_title": "The Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 Amendment Regulations 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-scotland-act-1986-amendment-regulations-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LEGAL AID AND ADVICE\nMade 11th November 2004\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 12th November 2004\nComing into force 4th December 2004\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and by section 36(1), (2)(h) and (3)(d) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act (c.46) (“the 1998 Act”), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3). The function conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, insofar as within devolved competence, was transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1986 c. 47; section 36 was amended for purposes not relevant to these regulations. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/493/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:28:51.223907+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}