The Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Photocopying Fees and Welfare Reform) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2013

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2013 No. 250

Legal Aid And Advice

The Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Photocopying Fees and Welfare Reform) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2013

Made

29th August 2013

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

2nd September 2013

Coming into force

31st October 2013

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 12(3) and 33(2)(a) and (b) and (3) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

(1)

1986 c.47; section 12(3) was amended by paragraph 12(4) of Schedule 1 to the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997 (c.48) and section 67(5) of the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 5) (“the 2007 Act”). Section 33(2) was amended by section 67(7) of the 2007 Act. The functions of the Secretary of State under the Act were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).