Scottish Commission for Human Rights Act 2006 (asp 16)

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General functions S

6 No power to assist in claims or legal proceedings S

(1) The Commission may not provide assistance to or in respect of any person in connection with any claim or legal proceedings to which that person is or may become a party.

(2) In subsection (1), “assistance” includes advice, guidance and grants.

[F1 (2A) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to proceedings brought or intervened in by the Commission under section 4A.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 6(2A) inserted (16.7.2024) by United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 (asp 1), ss. 12(3), 47(2)(a)