2001 No. 393 (C. 16)

LEGAL AID AND ADVICE

The Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2001

Made

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 46(2) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 19861 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation1

This Order may be cited as the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2001.

Commencement of provisions2

The provisions of Part V of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986, insofar as they are not already in force, shall come into force on 2nd November 2001.

JAMES WALLACEA member of the Scottish ExecutiveSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the coming into force of sections 26 to 28 of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 (“the Act”). These sections relate to the employment of solicitors by the Scottish Legal Aid Board. All provisions of the Act have now been commenced.

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:–

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I.No.

Section 1 (partially),

1.10.1986

1986/1617

section 2 (partially),

section 3 (partially),

section 40 (partially),

section 41,

section 45 (partially),

Schedule 1 and Schedule 3 (partially).

Those provisions of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 which were not already in force, with the exception of section 30 and Part V.

1.4.1987

1987/289

Section 30.

1.7.1992

1992/1226