Availability of solicitors2

Where the Board arranges that a solicitor shall be available under section 31(8) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) 1986 for the purposes of providing assistance by way of representation to a person appearing in the proceedings described at regulation 3–

a

section 31(1) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 shall not apply; and

b

assistance by way of representation shall be provided only by the solicitor so made available.