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The Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1992

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Amendment of the principal regulations

3.—(1) In regulation 18 of the principal Regulations, for paragraph (1), there shall be substituted:—

“(1) The Board shall cease to make crimininal legal aid available if it is satisfied, after taking account of any explanation offered by the assisted person in respect of subparagraphs (a) to (d) below, that he—

(a)has wilfully failed to comply with the provisions of these Regulations as to the information to be furnished by him; or

(b)knowingly made a false statement or false representation in furnishing such information; or

(c)has conducted himself in connection with the proceedings in such a way as to make it appear to the Board unreasonable that he should continue to receive legal aid; or

(d)has wilfully or deliberately given false information for the purpose of misleading the Board in considering his financial circumstances under section 24 of the Act.”.

(2) In regulation 18(2) of the principal Regulations—

(a)the word “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (a) shall be deleted;

(b)at the end of sub-paragraph (b), there shall be substituted for the fullstop, the following:—

  • “; and

    (c)

    the Board may direct that the assisted person shall cease to be entitled to criminal legal aid in connection with those proceedings.”.

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