The Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 Amendment Regulations 1993

• Citation: S.I. 1993/969
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 Amendment Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 1st April 1993.

Section 2 Excepted proceedings from civil legal aid

For paragraph 3 of Part II (Excepted Proceedings) of Schedule 2 to the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986( ) there shall be substituted the following:–

(3) Civil legal aid shall not be available in relation to–

(a) election petitions under the Representation of the People Act 1983( );

(b) simplified divorce applications under the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Session or the sheriff court;

(c) small claims processes at first instance under section 35(2) of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971( ) (summary causes); and

(d) petitions by a debtor for the sequestration of his estate under section 5(2)(a) of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985( ).