SCHEDULE 3Sheriff Appeal Court: General amendments

PART 1Modification of primary legislation

Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 19861

1

The Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 is amended as follows.

2

In section 28D (availability of children’s legal aid: child)18—

a

in subsection (1), for “sheriff principal” substitute “Sheriff Appeal Court”; and

b

in subsection (4) , for “sheriff principal” substitute “Sheriff Appeal Court”.

3

In section 28E (availability of children’s legal aid: relevant person)19—

a

in subsection (1)(b), for “sheriff principal” substitute “Sheriff Appeal Court”; and

b

in subsection (4), for “sheriff principal” substitute “Sheriff Appeal Court”.

4

In section 28F(1) (availability of children’s legal aid: appeals relating to deemed relevant person)20—

a

in paragraph (d), for “sheriff principal” substitute “Sheriff Appeal Court”; and

b

in paragraph (e)—

i

for “sheriff principal” substitute “Sheriff Appeal Court”; and

ii

for “sheriff principal’s” substitute “Sheriff Appeal Court’s”.

5

In section 28LA (power of Scottish Ministers to provide for children’s legal aid to be available to other persons in relation to court proceedings)21—

a

in subsection (3)(d), for “sheriff principal” substitute “Sheriff Appeal Court”; and

b

in subsection (5)(c), for “sheriff principal” substitute “Sheriff Appeal Court”.