The Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006

Made14th February 2006

Laid before the Scottish Parliament16th February 2006

Coming into force10th April 2006

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 17(2B) and 36(1) 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 2006 and shall come into force on 10th April 2006.

Application2.

These Regulations shall apply only in relation to any case where an application for civil legal aid is made on or after 10th April 2006.

Amendment of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 20023.

In regulation 33(b) of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 20022, for “£4,531” substitute “£4,653”.

HUGH HENRY

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

14th February 2006

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2002 to provide that the requirement on a person in receipt of civil legal aid to pay the amount of any net liability of the Scottish Legal Aid Fund shall not apply to the first £4,653 recovered or preserved by virtue of certain family proceedings (this sum is increased from £4,531).