{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-scotland-children-regulations-1987/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-scotland-children-regulations-1987/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1987/384",
  "legislation_title": "The Legal Aid (Scotland) (Children) Regulations 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-scotland-children-regulations-1987",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Distinct proceedings",
  "text": "For the purpose of legal aid under section 29 of the Act the following shall be treated as distinct proceedings:–\n(a) an application to the sheriff for a finding under section 42 of the 1968 Act;\n(b) an appeal to the sheriff under section 49 of the 1968 Act against a decision of a children’s hearing to grant a warrant for the detention of a child;\n(c) an appeal to the sheriff under section 49 of the 1968 Act against a decision of a children’s hearing, other than an appeal to which paragraph (b) above applies;\n(d) an appeal to the sheriff under section 51 of the 1968 Act;\n(e) an appeal to the Court of Session under section 50 of the 1968 Act (including proceedings following a remit to the sheriff under subsection (3) of that section, which proceedings shall accordingly not be treated as distinct proceedings).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/384/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:30:48.104577+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."
}