Scottish Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 511

LEGAL AID AND ADVICE

The Scottish Legal Aid Board (Employment of Solicitors to Provide Criminal Legal Assistance) Amendment Regulations 2003

Made

27th October 2003

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

28th October 2003

Coming into force

18th November 2003

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 28A(1) and (5) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986(1), and all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

(1)

1986 c. 47; section 28A was inserted by the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 48), section 50. That section was repealed in part, and amended by the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 7), section 73. 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).