The Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Solicitors’ Travel Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2011
S.S.I. 2011/41 · Made 26 January 2011
Legal Aid And Advice
Made 26th January 2011
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 28th January 2011
Coming into force 28th February 2011
The Scottish Ministers make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 33(2) and (3) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1986 c.47; section 33 has been amended for purposes not relevant to these Regulations. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).
Contents
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Application
- 3Amendment of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989
- 4Amendment of the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989
- 5Amendment of the Legal Aid in Contempt of Court Proceedings (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1992
- 6Amendment of the Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 1996
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Solicitors’ Travel Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 and come into force on 28th February 2011.
2Application
These Regulations apply only in respect of travel commenced on or after 28th February 2011.
3Amendment of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989
In the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989f1—
in Schedule 3f2, after paragraph 5 insert—
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5A. The fee for each quarter hour (or part thereof) spent travelling— (a) by a solicitor £5.45 (b) by a solicitor’s clerk £2.70 ”;
in Schedule 5f3, after paragraph 5 insert—
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5A. The fee for each quarter hour (or part thereof) spent travelling— (a) by a solicitor £7.27 (b) by a solicitor’s clerk £3.59 ”
in Schedule 6f4, for “0.8 units” substitute “£7.27” in—
paragraph 6 of the notes on the operation of Chapter I; and
paragraph 21 of the notes on the operation of Chapter II.
4Amendment of the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989
In Schedule 1 to the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989f1, in Part 1 of the Table of Fees, after paragraph 5 insert—
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5A. The fee for each quarter of an hour spent travelling— (a) by a solicitor £5.28 £6.34 (b) by a solicitor’s clerk £2.63 £3.17 ”
5Amendment of the Legal Aid in Contempt of Court Proceedings (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1992
In Schedule 1 to the Legal Aid in Contempt of Court Proceedings (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1992f1, after paragraph 4 insert—
“4A.The fee for each quarter of an hour (or part thereof) spent travelling—
(a)by a solicitor is £5.28;
(b)by a solicitor’s clerk is £2.63.”.
6Amendment of the Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 1996
In Schedule 3 to the Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 1996f1—
in Part I, after paragraph 4 in the table of fees insert—
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4A. The fee for each quarter of an hour (or part thereof) spent travelling— (a) by a solicitor £5.28 £6.38 (b) by a solicitor’s clerk £2.63 £3.18 ”;
in Part II, after paragraph D in the table of fees insert—
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DA. The fee for each quarter of an hour (or part thereof) spent travelling— (a) by a solicitor £5.80 £6.38 £6.38 (b) by a solicitor’s clerk £2.89 £3.18 £3.18 ”.
Signature
KENNY MACASKILL
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
26th January 2011
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the fees payable to solicitors, and their clerks, for travelling in connection with the provision of advice and assistance (including assistance by way of representation) and legal aid.