2003 No. 249
The Criminal Legal Aid (Youth Courts) (Scotland) Regulations 2003
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 33, 36(1) and 41A of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 19861 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Legal Aid (Youth Courts) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 2nd June 2003.
Amendment of the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 19892
1
The Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 19892 shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraph.
2
After regulation 6(3) there shall be inserted–
4
Where the duty solicitor represents an accused person before a court which has been designated a youth court by the sheriff principal, the maximum fees prescribed in regulation 6(2) shall not apply.
Amendment of the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 19963
1
The Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 19963, shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraph.
2
In regulation 5, at the end of paragraph (3) there shall be inserted–
unless the proceedings take place before a court which has been designated as a youth court by the sheriff principal.
Amendment of the Criminal Legal Aid (Fixed Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 19994
1
The Criminal Legal Aid (Fixed Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 19994 shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraph.
2
In paragraph 6 of Part I of Schedule 15 after “sentence” there shall be inserted “or per appearance in a court which has been designated as a youth court by the sheriff principal, at a hearing in respect of a community supervision order.”.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)