(1)In section 2(5)(b) of the [1967 c. 43.] Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1967 (financial conditions of legal aid), after the word " sheriff " there shall be inserted the words " or in a district court ".
(2)In section 2(5)(b) of the [1972 c. 50.] Legal Advice and Assistance Act 1972 (advice and assistance), for the words ' " a sheriff " ' there shall be substituted the words ' " a sheriff or a district court " '.