The Advice and Assistance and Legal Aid (Online Applications etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2011

Amendment of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2002

7.—(1) The Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2002(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (9).

(2) After regulation 2 insert—

“Manner of applications etc.

2A.— (1) Any application to the Board under or referred to in regulations 7(2), 18, 20, 21, 22, 25(3), 45 and 46 shall be in such form as the Board may require, which may include an online form.

(2) Any statement, information, notification, notice or other correspondence which requires to be supplied, brought to the attention of, given or otherwise provided to the Board under regulations 18, 23(1) and (2), 24(1), 25(1) and (2) and 42 shall be in such form as the Board may require, which may include an online form.”.

(3) In regulation 5—

(a) in paragraph (1) for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute—

“(a) in such form as the Board may require, which may include an online form;

(b) accompanied by a statement as to the nature of the case and the interest of the applicant therein;”;

(b) in paragraph (2) omit “in writing”.

(4) In regulation 13A(2)(c) omit “in writing”.

(5) Omit regulation 18(5)(b).

(6) Omit regulation 20(1)(a).

(7) In regulation 26 omit “in writing” and after “require,” insert “which may include an online form,”.

(8) In regulation 45—

(a) omit paragraphs (2)(d)(i) and (3)(c)(i); and

(b) in paragraph (3)(c)(ii)(aa) omit “signed by the solicitor”.

(9) In regulation 46—

(a) omit paragraph (2)(c)(i); and

(b) in paragraph (2)(c)(ii) omit “signed by the solicitor”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2002/494; amended by the Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 17) schedule 3, paragraph 38 and S.S.I. 2003/49 and 486, 2004/491, 2005/112 and 448, 2006/325, 2007/59 and 425 and 2008/150, S.I. 2008/1879 and S.S.I. 2009/49, 312 and 429 and 2010/57 and 166.