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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 1st April 1987 all the provisions of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 which are not already in force, except for Part V (which relates to the employment of solicitors by the Scottish Legal Aid Board) and section 30 (which makes special provision for legal aid in contempt proceedings).