74Solicitors employed by the Scottish Legal Aid Board
(1)In section 4 (Scottish Legal Aid Fund) of the 1986 Act, after subsection (2)(a) insert—
“(aza)any expenses incurred by the Board in connection with the provision by solicitors employed by it by virtue of section 27(1) of this Act of—
(i)advice and assistance in relation to civil matters;
(ii)civil legal aid;
(iii)any services as are mentioned in section 26(2) of this Act;”.
(2)In section 26 (employment to which Part V applies)—
(a)in subsection (2)—
(i)the word “local” is repealed;
(ii)in paragraph (a), for “its function” substitute “any function it has”;
(b)in subsection (3)(a)—
(i)the word “local” is repealed;
(ii)after “concerned” insert “(whether wholly or partly)”.
(3)In section 27 (arrangements for employment to which Part V applies) of that Act—
(a)after subsection (1), insert—
“(1A)The provisions of paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to this Act shall apply to solicitors employed by the Board by virtue of subsection (1) as they apply to employees appointed by the Board under that paragraph.”;
(b)subsections (2) and (3) are repealed.