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Scottish Statutory Instruments
LEGAL AID AND ADVICE
Made
6th November 2002
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
7th November2002
Coming into force
1st December 2002
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 12(3) and 37(1) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986M1 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:
Marginal Citations
M11986 c.47. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st December 2002.
2. In regulation 16(2) of the Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 1996 M2–
(a)in sub-paragraph (b), for “£2,500” substitute “ £4,200 ”; and
(b)at the end, insert–
“(1) to any payment of money in accordance with an order made by the Social Security Commissioners or the Child Support Commissioners or under any settlement arrived at to prevent or bring to an end proceedings in which such an order may be made”.
Marginal Citations
M2S.I. 1996/2447, as amended by S.I. 1996/726, 1998/724 and S.S.I. 2000/181 and 399.
R J SIMPSON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
6th November 2002
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 1996 to provide that a solicitor’s right to prior payment of fees and outlays out of any property recovered or preserved for a client in respect of advice and assistance shall not apply to–
(a) the first £4,200 recovered or preserved by virtue of certain family proceedings (this sum is increased from £2,500); andS
(b) any money paid in accordance with an order made by the Social Security Commissioners or the Child Support Commissioners.S
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