5In the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986—
(a)in section 22 (automatic availability of criminal legal aid), after paragraph (dd) of subsection (1) there is inserted—
“(de)where a solicitor has been appointed under subsection (4)(b) or (7) of section 150A (proceedings in absence of accused) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 to represent the accused’s interests;”,
(b)in section 31 (solicitors and counsel), in paragraph (f) of subsection (1A), after the words “(2E)” there is inserted “, 150A(4)(b), (6) and (7)”.