The Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Amendment Regulations 1997

• Citation: S.I. 1997/719
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Amendment Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997.

Section 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989 .

Section 3 Application

These Regulations shall apply only to outlays incurred and fees for work done on or after 1st April 1997.

Section 4 Amendment of the principal Regulations

In regulation 8 of the principal Regulations–

(a) in paragraph (1) after the word “outlays” where it first appears there shall be inserted the words “, due regard being had to economy”;

(b) in paragraph (2) the word “professional” shall be omitted.

Section 5 Amendment of the principal Regulations

For paragraphs 5 and 6 of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (description of work and fees for calculating remuneration of solicitors in the High, sheriff and district courts) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs:–

Interpretation

(6) In this Schedule–

“court” means the High Court, the sheriff court or the district court as the case may be;

a “sheet” shall consist of 250 words or numbers; and

a “page” shall consist of 125 words or numbers.