There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997, Section 54.
After section 41 of the 1986 Act there shall be inserted the following section—
(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations made under this section provide that any reference in, under or by virtue of this Act to “criminal legal assistance” shall relate, for any of the purposes of this Act, to such class or classes of criminal legal assistance as he thinks appropriate.
(2)Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above, the power conferred by that subsection may be exercised by reference to—
(a)the class or classes of person who are to receive criminal legal assistance;
(b)the class or classes of case in respect of which such assistance is to be given;
(c)the nature of the work;
(d)the place or places where the assistance is to be provided;
(e)the period for which it is to be provided,
or to any combination of the foregoing; and different provision may be made under that subsection for different purposes, or in relation to different areas or different periods.”.
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