The Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 1987

  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation and commencement

  3. 2.Interpretation

  4. 3.Revocations

  5. 4.Applications for advice and assistance

  6. 5.Applications on behalf of others

  7. 6.Determination of disposable income or disposable capital

  8. 7.Giving of advice and assistance by solicitor

  9. 8.Determination and collection of contributions

  10. 9.Applicant for assistance by way of representation having other rights and facilities

  11. 10.Notice to the Board on acceptance of application

  12. 11.Authority to exceed financial limit

  13. 12.Giving of advice and assistance on the same matter

  14. 13.Procedure on withdrawal from giving advice and assistance

  15. 14.Supply of information by solicitors

  16. 15.Payment of fees and outlays from property recovered or preserved

  17. 16.Fees and outlays of solicitors

  18. 17.Assessment and taxation of fees and outlays

  19. 18.Client’s right to require taxation

  20. 19.Fees and outlays recoverable from a third party

  21. 20.Right of Board to recover sums paid out of the Fund

  22. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      REGULATIONS REVOKED

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      ASSESSMENT OF DISPOSABLE CAPITAL AND DISPOSABLE INCOME

      1. 1.In this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires– “capital” means...

      2. 2.Any question arising under this Schedule shall be decided by...

      3. 3.The disposable capital and disposable income of the person concerned...

      4. 4.The resources of any person who, under section 17 of...

      5. 5.If it appears to the solicitor that the person concerned...

      6. 6.In computing the capital and income of the person concerned–...

      7. 7.In computing the capital of the person concerned–

      8. 8.In computing the income of the person concerned–

      9. 9.If the person concerned is makingbona fide payments for the...

      10. 10.Where it appears to the solicitor that there has been...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      TABLES OF FEES ALLOWABLE TO SOLICITORS

      1. PART I TABLE OF FEES ALLOWABLE TO SOLICITORS FOR ASSISTANCE BY WAY OF REPRESENTATION

      2. PART II TABLE OF FEES ALLOWABLE TO SOLICITORS FOR ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN ASSISTANCE BY WAY OF REPRESENTATION

        1. 1.Subject to paragraph 2 of this Part, the fees allowable...

        2. 2.Where the fees which would be allowable to a solicitor...

  24. Explanatory Note