Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 2nd August 2004.
Amendment of the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 1996
2.—(1) The Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 1996(1) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraph.
(2) For regulation 5(3) substitute–
“Where a duty solicitor is available by virtue of arrangements made by the Board in accordance with sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph (1) above, section 31(1) of the Act shall not apply, and criminal legal aid for the purposes specified in the said sub paragraph (d) shall be provided only by such solicitor unless the proceedings take place before a court which has been designated as a youth court or a domestic abuse court by the sheriff principal.”.
HUGH HENRY
Authorised to sign on behalf of the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
10th June 2004