40SIn section 41 of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 (interpretation)—
(a)in the definition of “legal aid”, for the words “Part III of the Social Work (Scotland Act 1968” substitute “ Chapter 2 or Chapter 3 of Part II of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 ” and
(b)in the definition of “person”, the existing words from “does” to the end shall be paragraph (a) and after that paragraph there shall be added— “; and
(b)includes a person under the age of sixteen years.”.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 4 para. 40 wholly in force at 1.4.1997; Sch. 4 para. 40 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 105(1); Sch. 4 para. 40(b) in force at 1.11.1995 by S.I. 1995/2787, art. 3, Sch.; Sch. 4 para. 40 in force at 1.4.1997 insofar as not already in force by S.I. 1996/3201, art. 3(7) (with arts. 4-6) (as amended (7.3.1997) by S.I. 1997/744, arts. 2, 3)