Amendment of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986

5.—(1) The Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 is amended in accordance with this article.

(2) In section 4(2)(1)—

(a) in paragraph (aba), for “17(2C)” substitute “17(2DA)”; and

(b) in paragraph (abb), for “17(2D)” substitute “17(2DB)”.

(3) In section 17 renumber as subsection (2DA) and (2DB) respectively the subsections numbered (2C) and (2D) inserted by section 75(4) of the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007.

(1)

Paragraphs (aba) and (abb) are to be inserted by the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007, section 75(2).