Article 8 Exemption of certain persons from fees: legal aidI1

Scotland

(1)

A fee specified by this Order is not payable by a person if—

(a)

the person is in receipt of civil legal aid within the meaning of section 13(2) of the 1986 Act^f1 in respect of the matter in the Table of Fees in Part 1 or Part 2 of schedule 1 or 2 in connection with which the fee is payable,

(b)

the fee is payable in connection with a simplified divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership application and the person is in receipt of advice and assistance from a solicitor under the 1986 Act in respect of that application, or

(c)

the person’s solicitor is undertaking work in relation to the matter in the Table of Fees in Part 1 or Part 2 of schedule 1 or 2 in connection with which the fee is payable on the basis of any regulations made under section 36(1) of the 1986 Act providing for legal aid in a matter of special urgency.

(2)

In this article, “the 1986 Act” means the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986^f2.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 8 in force at 1.4.2026, see art. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1: 1986 c. 47. Section 13(2) was amended by paragraph 36 of schedule 8 and schedule 9 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 40).
f2: 1986 c. 47.