The Legal Aid and Assistance By Way of Representation (Fees for Time at Court and Travelling) (Scotland) Regulations 2014
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2014No. 257
LEGAL AID AND ADVICE
The Legal Aid and Assistance By Way of Representation (Fees for Time at Court and Travelling) (Scotland) Regulations 2014
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10thNovember2014
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 33(2)(a) and (b) and (3) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986( 1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation, commencement and application
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid and Assistance By Way of Representation (Fees for Time at Court and Travelling) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 10th November 2014.
(2) These Regulations apply only in relation to fees and outlays incurred on or after 10th November 2014.
Amendment of the Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 1996
2. In Part 1 of Schedule 3 to the Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 1996( 2) (table of fees allowable to solicitors for assistance by way of representation), after the table insert-
"Calculation of fees for time at court and travelling
1A. The fees under paragraphs 1, 2 and 4A of the table are payable on the basis of the total time engaged per day.".
Amendment of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989
3. In Schedule 5 to the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989( 3) (table of detailed fees chargeable by solicitors for proceedings in the Court of Session, proceedings listed at regulation 5(3) and proceedings in the sheriff court listed in Schedule 7), after the table insert-
The fees under paragraphs 1, 2 and 5A of the table are payable on the basis of the total time engaged per day.".
Amendment of the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989
4. In the notes on the operation of Schedule 1 in Schedule 1 to the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989( 4) (fees of solicitors), after paragraph 3A insert-
"Calculation of fees for time at court and travelling
3AA. The fees under paragraphs 1, 5A and paragraph 6 (where the work referred to in that paragraph relates to work done at court) of Part 1 of the Table of Fees, and the fees under paragraph 7 of these Notes (where the statement referred to in that paragraph is taken at court) are payable on the basis of the total time engaged per day.".
Amendment of the Legal Aid in Contempt of Court Proceedings (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1992
5. In Schedule 1 to the Legal...
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