Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st July 2002.
Application
2. These Regulations shall apply only in relation to any case where an application for advice and assistance is made on or after 1st July 2002.
Amendment of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986
3. In section 8 of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986(1) (availability of advice and assistance), for “£1,000” there is substituted “£1,300”.
Revocation
4. Regulation 3 of the Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 1992(2) is hereby revoked except in relation to any case where an application for advice and assistance is made before 1st July 2002.
R J SIMPSON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
24th June 2002