{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-scotland-children-regulations-1997/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-scotland-children-regulations-1997/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1997/690",
  "legislation_title": "The Legal Aid (Scotland) (Children) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-scotland-children-regulations-1997",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Distinct proceedings",
  "text": "(1) In this regulation any reference to a numbered section is to a section bearing that number in the 1995 Act.\n(2) For the purpose of legal aid the following shall be treated as distinct proceedings:–\n(a) an application to the sheriff for a child assessment order under section 55;\n(b) an application to the sheriff for a child protection order under section 57;\n(c) an application to the sheriff to vary or recall a child assessment order;\n(d) an application to the sheriff to vary, recall or set aside a child protection order under section 60;\n(e) an application to the sheriff for a finding under section 65(7) or (9);\n(f) an application to the sheriff for a review of a finding under section 85;\n(g) an application to the sheriff for an exclusion order under section 76;\n(h) an application to the sheriff to vary or recall an exclusion order under section 79;\n(i) an appeal to the sheriff under section 51(1) against a decision of a children’s hearing to grant a warrant as mentioned in section 51(5)(a);\n(j) an appeal to the sheriff under section 51(1) against a decision of a children’s hearing, other than an appeal to which sub-paragraph (i) above applies;\n(k) an appeal to the sheriff principal under section 51(11)(a) (including proceedings following a remit to the sheriff under subsection (14) of that section, which proceedings shall accordingly not be treated as distinct proceedings);\n(l) an appeal to the Court of Session under section 51(11)(b) (including proceedings following a remit to the sheriff under subsection (14) of that section, which proceedings shall accordingly not be treated as distinct proceedings);\n(m) an appeal to the sheriff principal from a decision of the sheriff on an application for an exclusion order or for the variation or recall of an exclusion order;\n(n) an appeal to the Court of Session from a decision of the sheriff or the sheriff principal on an application for an exclusion order or for the variation or recall of an exclusion order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/690/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:22:22.742005+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."
}