Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st November 2002.
Amendment of the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 1996
2. At the end of regulation 18 of the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 1996(1) there is inserted–
“(3) This regulation shall not apply where criminal legal aid is made available by virtue of section 22(1)(dd)(2) of the Act (automatic availability of legal aid where solicitor is appointed by court for person accused of sexual offence).”.
R. J. SIMPSON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
25th September 2002