Act of Sederunt (Civil Legal Aid Rules Amendment) 2017

Citation, commencement and transitional provision, etc.

1.—(1) This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Civil Legal Aid Rules Amendment) 2017.

(2) It comes into force on 13th November 2017.

(3) A certified copy is to be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.

(4) The amendments made by paragraph 2 do not apply to applications for awards of expenses under section 19(1) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986(1) where the application is made by motion enrolled or lodged before 11th December 2017.

(1)

Section 19 was amended by the Legal Aid Act 1988 (c. 34), schedule 4, paragraph 8 and by the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 5), schedule 5, paragraph 2(3).