{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-scotland-children-regulations-1987/regulation-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-scotland-children-regulations-1987/regulation-5.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/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Applications to the Board for legal aid",
  "text": "(1) An application for legal aid under section 29(2)(c) of the Act shall–\n(a) be in writing in such form as the Board may require and be signed by the applicant;\n(b) include a statement signed by or on behalf of the solicitor nominated by the applicant as to his willingness to act for the applicant; and\n(c) include, where the solicitor nominated by the applicant is of the opinion that in all the circumstances there are substantial grounds for making or responding to the appeal, a statement as to the nature of these grounds.\n(2) Without prejudice to the right of a minor to apply under paragraph (1) of this regulation, application on behalf of a child may be made by his parent or guardian or by any person in whose care he is, by a person acting for the purpose of any proceedings as his tutor or curator, or by a person appointed by the sheriff under section 34A of the 1968 Act to act for the purpose of safe-guarding the interests of the child.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 34A was inserted by section 66 of the Children Act 1975 (c. 72)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1993/534",
      "affecting_title": "The Legal Aid (Scotland) (Children) Amendment Regulations 1993"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/384/regulation/5",
    "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."
}