2002 No. 532
LEGAL AID AND ADVICE
The Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 Amendment Regulations 2002
Made 28th November 2002
Coming into force 1st December 2002

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 13(4) and 37(1) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations, a draft of which has, in accordance with section 37(2) of that Act, been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament:
1986 c. 47. 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).

1 Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 Amendment Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st December 2002.

2 Courts in which civil legal aid is available
At the end of paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 2 (courts in which civil legal aid is available) to the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 there is inserted–

“comprising an appeal to the Social Security Commissioners;
comprising an appeal to the Child Support Commissioners”

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Part I of Schedule 2 to the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 was amended by S.I.1999/1042 and S.S.I. 2001/42.
The Social Security Commissioners are appointed under Schedule 4 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14).
The Child Support Commissioners are appointed under section 22 of the Child Support Act 1991 (c. 48).
JAMES WALLACE A member of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 28th November 2002

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations add proceedings comprising appeals to the Social Security Commissioners and appeals to the Child Support Commissioners to the list of proceedings at Part I of Schedule 2 to the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 for which civil legal aid is available.