The Advice and Assistance and Civil Legal Aid (Financial Conditions and Contributions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016 No. 136

Availability of criminal advice and assistance without liability for financial contribution

3.  After regulation 8 of the Advice and Assistance and Civil Legal Aid (Financial Conditions and Contributions) (Scotland) Regulations 2011(1) (criminal advice and assistance: automatic availability in certain circumstances), insert—

“Exception from liability for client’s contribution

8A.   Section 11(2) of the Act is not to apply in respect of advice and assistance made available to a relevant client (within the meaning of section 8A(2) of the Act) in the circumstances referred to in regulation 8.”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2011/217; regulation 8 was amended, with the insertion of paragraphs (b) and (c), by S.S.I. 2011/1739.