The Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2006
Jurisdiction | Scotland |
Citation | SSI 2006/233 |
Year | 2006 |
2006 No.233
LEGAL AID AND ADVICE
The Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2006
Made 2nd May 2006
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 3rd May 2006
Coming into force 12th June 2006
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 33(2)(b) and (3)(a), (b) and (f) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 19861, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 12th June 2006.
Amendment of the Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 1996
2.—(1) The Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 19962shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraph.
(2) In Schedule 3 (Table of Fees Allowable to Solicitors) at sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 1 of Part I–—at the end of head (iv), omit “and”; and
(a)
(a) at the end, insert—
“and |
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(iv) any diet in a sheriff court which has been designated as a summary justice pilot court by the sheriff principal at which there is tendered a plea of not guilty; |
£44.40” |
HUGH HENRY
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
2nd May 2006
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 1996 so as to provide a fee for solicitors for work done in criminal matters where assistance by way of representation has been given. A fee of £44.40 is provided for assistance by way of representation given in respect of attending at, and all work prior to, any diet in a sheriff court which has been designated a summary justice pilot court by the sheriff principal at which there is tendered a plea of not guilty.
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