Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986

4 Scottish Legal Aid Fund. S

(1) The Board shall establish and maintain a fund to be known as the Scottish Legal Aid Fund (in this Act referred to as “the Fund”).

(2) There shall be paid out of the Fund—

(a) [F1 subject to section 4A(13),] such sums as are, by virtue of this Act or any regulations made thereunder, due [F2 out of the Fund] to any solicitor or counsel [F3 or registered organisation] in respect of fees and outlays properly incurred [F4 or in respect of payments made in accordance with regulations made under section 33(3A) of this Act], in connection with the provision, in accordance with this Act, of legal aid or advice and assistance;

[F5 (aza) any expenses incurred by the Board in connection with the provision by solicitors employed by it by virtue of section 27(1) of this Act of—

(i) advice and assistance in relation to civil matters;

(ii) civil legal aid;

(iii) any services as are mentioned in section 26(2) of this Act;]

[F6 (aa) any expenses incurred by the Board in connection with the provision of criminal legal assistance by solicitors employed by it by virtue of section 28A of this Act;

(ab) any sums payable by the Board under contracts made by virtue of section 33A of this Act;]

[F7 (ac) any sums payable by the Board under section 17(2D) of this Act;]

[F8 (ac) such sums as are, by virtue of section 4A, due out of the Fund to any person;]

(b) expenses awarded to any person under section 19 of this Act; and

(c) such other payments F9 . . . as the Secretary of State may F10 . . . determine.

(3) There shall be paid into the Fund—

(a) any contribution payable to the Fund by any person in pursuance of section 17 of this Act;

[F11 (aa) any contribution payable to the Board by any person in pursuance of section 11 of this Act;

[F12 (aaa) any award of expenses made by a criminal court to a person to whom criminal legal assistance has been provided by a solicitor employed by the Board under sections 26 and 27 of this Act;]

(ab) any award of expenses made by a criminal court to a person to whom criminal legal assistance has been provided by a solicitor employed by the Board by virtue of section 28A of this Act;]

[F13 (ac) any sums recovered from a person who is receiving or has been in receipt of advice and assistance, civil legal aid or criminal legal aid under section 24, but who has available to him rights and facilities making it unnecessary for him to take advantage of the provisions of this Act.]

[F14 (ad) any sums recovered from a person in connection with a grant made by the Board in accordance with section 4A;]

(b) any sum recovered under an award of a court or an agreement as to expenses in any proceedings in favour of any party who is in receipt of civil legal aid;

(c) any sum which is to be paid in accordance with section 17 of this Act out of property recovered or preserved for any party to any proceedings who is in receipt of civil legal aid;

(d) the sums to be paid by the Secretary of State in pursuance of section 40(1)(a) of this Act; and

(e) such other receipts of the Board as the Secretary of State may, F10 . . . determine.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 4(2)(a) inserted (30.7.2007) by Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 5), ss. 68(2)(a), 82(2) (with s. 77); S.S.I. 2007/335, art. 2(b)

F2 Words inserted by Legal Aid Act 1988 (c. 34, SIF 77:1), s. 44, Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 1(a)

F3 Words in s. 4(2)(a) inserted (30.7.2007) by Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 5), ss. 67(2), 82(2) (with s. 77); S.S.I. 2007/335, art. 2(a)

F4 Words in s. 4(2)(a) substituted (1.10.1997) by 1997 c. 48, s. 62(1), Sch. 1 para. 12(2)(a)(i); S.I. 1997/2323, art. 6(2)

F5 S. 4(2)(aza) inserted (30.7.2007) by Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 5), ss. 74(1), 82(2) (with s. 77); S.S.I. 2007/335, art. 2(c)

F6 S. 4(2)(aa)(ab) inserted (1.10.1997) by 1997 c. 48, s. 62(1), Sch. 1 para. 12(2)(a)(ii); S.I. 1997/2323, art. 6(2)

F7 S. 4(2)(ac) inserted (1.10.2007) by Equality Act 2006 (c. 3), ss. 40, 93(1), Sch. 3 para. 39(2) (with s. 92); S.I. 2007/2603, art. 2(d)

F8 S. 4(2)(ac) inserted (30.7.2007) by Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 5), ss. 68(2)(b), 82(2) (with s. 77); S.S.I. 2007/335, art. 2(b)

F9 Words repealed by Legal Aid Act 1988 (c. 34, SIF 77:1), ss. 44, 45(2), Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 1(b), Sch. 6

F10 Words in s. 4(2)(c)(3)(e) repealed (1.7.1999) by 1999/1820, arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 2 Pt I para. 86(2), Pt. IV

F11 S. 4(3)(aa)(ab) inserted (1.10.1997) by 1997 c. 48, s. 62(1), Sch. 1 para. 12(2)(b); S.I. 1997/2323, art. 6(2)

F12 S. 4(3)(aaa) inserted (6.7.2001) by 2001 asp 7, ss. 9(1), 15(3)

F13 S. 4(3)(ac) inserted (4.12.2004) by The Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 Amendment Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/493), reg. 2

F14 S. 4(3)(ad) inserted (30.7.2007) by Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 5), ss. 68(2)(c), 82(2) (with s. 77); S.S.I. 2007/335, art. 2(b)