Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986

PART I Courts in which Civil Legal Aid is Available

1 Civil legal aid shall be available in relation to civil proceedings in—

• the House of Lords, in appeals from the Court of Session ;

• the Court of Session ;

• the Lands Valuation Appeal Court;

• the Scottish Land Court;

• the sheriff court,

and in relation to proceedings—

• before any person to whom a case is referred in whole or in part by a court mentioned above ;

• in the Restrictive Practices Court under Part III of the [1973 c. 41.] Fair Trading Act 1973 (including any proceedings in that court in consequence of an offer made or undertaking given to the court under that Part of that Act);

• in the Lands Tribunal for Scotland ;

• in the Employment Appeal Tribunal.

2 For the purposes of section 13 of this Act, proceedings in the European Court of Justice on a reference, under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty, made by a court mentioned in paragraph 1 above are part of the proceedings in the court making the reference.