Scottish Civil Justice Council and Criminal Legal Assistance Act 2013 (asp 3)

PART 1 S Scottish Civil Justice Council

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 1: power to apply conferred (1.4.2015) by Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 10), ss. 65(2), 66(2), 83(2) (with Sch. 9 para. 8); S.S.I. 2015/116, art. 2

General S

16 Interpretation of Part 1 S

In this Part—

• “advocate” means a member of the Faculty of Advocates,

• “draft civil procedure rules” has the meaning given in section 2(4),

• [F1 draft fees rules” has the meaning given in section 2(6A),]

• [F2 “ draft inquiry procedure rules ” has the meaning given in section 2(6B), ]

• “solicitor” means a person qualified to practise as solicitor under section 4 of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 46),

• “the Chief Executive of the Scottish Court Service” means the chief executive appointed under paragraph 14(1) of schedule 3 to the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 (asp 6),

• “the Lord Justice Clerk” means the Lord Justice Clerk of the Court of Session,

• “the Lord President” means the Lord President of the Court of Session,

• “the principal officer of the Scottish Legal Aid Board” means the principal officer appointed under paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 1 to the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 (c. 47).

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 16 inserted (1.4.2016) by The Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/142), arts. 1, 3

F2 Words in s. 16 inserted (15.1.2016) by Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 2), s. 42(1), Sch. 1 para. 1(5)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 16 in force at 28.5.2013 by S.S.I. 2013/124, art. 2 (with art. 3)