2003 No. 49
The Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2003
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 36(1) and 42 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 Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 7th April 2003.
Application2
These Regulations shall apply only in relation to any case where an application for civil legal aid is made on or after 7th April 2003.
Amendment of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2002
3
The Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 20022 are amended in accordance with the following regulations.
4
For regulation 11(2) substitute–
2
For the purposes of section 42 of the Act, two persons living together as husband and wife or in a relationship which has the characteristics of the relationship between husband and wife except that the persons are of the same sex shall be treated as if they were spouses of each other.
5
In regulation 33(b), for “£4,200” substitute “£4,275”.
6
In regulation 35, for “33” substitute “32”.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)