The Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1996

• Citation: S.I. 1996/627
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 31st March 1996.

(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 1987 .

Section 2 Application

These Regulations shall apply only in relation to any case where an application for criminal legal aid is made to the Board on or after 31st March 1996.

Section 3 Amendment of the principal Regulations

In regulation 4(1) of the principal Regulations (distinct proceedings for the purposes of criminal legal aid)—

(a) for sub-paragraph (c) there shall be substituted—

(c) solemn proceedings other than such proceedings referred to in sub-paragraph (b) above or (j) below;

(b) for sub-paragraph (e) there shall be substituted—

(e) summary proceedings other than such proceedings referred to in sub-paragraph (d) above or (j) below;

(c) at the end there shall be added—

(j) such proceedings as are described in section 22(1)(da), (db) or (dc) of the Act .

Section 4 Amendment of the principal Regulations

In regulation 17(3) of the principal Regulations (changes of solicitor) the words “and, in the case of legal aid made available under section 24 or section 25 of the Act, that it is in the interests of justice or, as the case may be, is reasonable, for him to receive or continue to receive criminal legal aid” shall be omitted.