Scottish Statutory Instruments
2000 No. 182
LEGAL AID AND ADVICE
The Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2000
Made 13th June 2000
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 15th June 2000
Coming into force 7th July 2000

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 36(1) and (2)(a), 37(1) and 42 of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:
1986 c. 47; section 37 was amended by S.I. 1999/1820, Schedule 2, paragraph 86(4). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 7th July 2000.
(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 1996.
S.I. 1996/2444, as amended by S.I. 1997/727, 1998/725 and 1999/1042.

Amendment of principal Regulations
2. (1) The principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.
(2) In paragraph 13(1) of Schedule 2–
Paragraph 13 was substituted by S.I. 1998/725.
(a) after the word “column” in sub-paragraphs (b) and (c), for the figure “2” there is substituted “(2)”;
(b) at the end of sub-paragraphs (b) and (c), there is inserted “as at the date when the computation period began”; and
(c) in sub-paragraph (c), for “2(1)(c)” there is substituted “2(1)(b)”.
JAMES R WALLACE
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
13th June 2000

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 1996 (“the principal Regulations”) so as to make minor technical and drafting amendments.