The Criminal Legal Aid (Fixed Payments and Assistance by Way of Representation) (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2014

Amendment of the Criminal Legal Aid (Fixed Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1999

9.—(1) Part 1 of Schedule 1 is amended as follows.

(2) In the headings to the second and third columns—

(a) for “District Court” in each case substitute “JP court”; and

(b) for “set down to proceed” in each case substitute “marked for prosecution”.

(3) In paragraph 2—

(a) after “section” insert “22ZA(1)(b), 22ZB or”;

(b) in the second column (proceedings in the district court), for “£157.50” substitute “£147.50”;

(c) in the third column (proceedings before a Stipendiary Magistrate or in the sheriff court), for “£257.50” substitute “£195.00 in relation to proceedings before a Stipendiary Magistrate; £242.50 in relation to proceedings in the sheriff court”; and

(d) in the fourth column (proceedings in the sheriff court) for “£257.50” substitute “£242.50”.

(4) In paragraph 10ZA, after “deferred sentence hearing”, insert “other than where a fee is payable by virtue of paragraph 1(iiia) in respect of a first or second diet of deferred sentence”.