The Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2005

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 25th March 2005.

Application

2.  These Regulations apply only in respect of proceedings concluded on or after 4th April 2005.

Amendment of the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989

3.  The Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989(1) are amended in accordance with the following Regulations.

4.  In regulation 2(1) after the definition of “the 1986 Act” insert–

““the 1988 Act” means the Road Traffic Act 1988(2);

“the 1995 Act” means the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995(3);

“the 1995 Consolidation Act” means the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995(4);

“the 2000 Act” means the Terrorism Act 2000(5);”.

5.  In regulation 10(1) after “appears to” insert–

• “the Board, or at taxation”.

6.  For paragraph 4(b) of Schedule 1 substitute–

“(b) Short formal letters, letters each having a similar nature, intimations and letters confirming telephone calls;”.

7.  For Schedule 2 substitute the Schedule to these Regulations.

HUGH HENRY

Authorised to sign by Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

2nd March 2005