The Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 1996

Applications on behalf of children

6.—(1) Without prejudice to any right of a child to apply under regulation 5 above, application on behalf of a child may be made by any person having parental responsibilities in relation to the child or by any person in whose care he is, or by a person acting for the purpose of any proceedings as his tutor or curator.

(2) An application by or on behalf of a child under the upper age limit of compulsory school age in terms of regulation 6(1) above shall be determined in terms of Part III below.